glibness en · NOUN
Etymology
From glib + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.
Word often fail me at my moments of my greatest need, my accustomed glibness falls into inarticulacy or babbling at walls when confronted with the necessity of such intimate speech.
1986, Reginald Shepherd, “On Not Being White”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glibnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
de Gewandtheit (the condition of being glib) · gl charlatanaría (the condition of being glib) · pl elokwencja (the condition of being glib) · gl locuacidade (the condition of being glib) · fr désinvolture (the condition of being glib) · gl charlatanería (the condition of being glib) · no rappmunnethet (the condition of being glib)