Значение

значений: 4
  1. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.

    glib answers

    schwatzhaft, beredsam, glattgebügelt

    болтли́выйboltlívyj, словоохо́тливыйslovooxótlivyj

    говіркийhovirkyj, меткийmetkyj

    having only superficial plausibility

  2. Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.

    a glib tongue

    a glib speech

    aalglatt, gewandt, einschmeichelnd-betrügerisch

    солодкомовнийsolodkomovnyj, облесливийobleslyvyj

    artfully persuasive in speech

  3. Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.

  4. (архаичное)Smooth or slippery.

    a sheet of glib ice

    glatt, rutschig, schlüpfrig

    гла́дкийgládkij

    гладкийhladkyj

Примеры

предложений: 5
  1. The glib tone of the article undermines its credibility.

  2. He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.

  3. He may come across as glib, but he knows what he's talking about.

  4. Are you going to give me a glib answer, or are you going to think before you reply?

  5. The river was frozen very hard, and the merry skaters seemed almost to fly, they went so fast over the glib ice.

Переводы

языков: 7
Українська
По значениям 3
having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding:
smooth or slippery:
artfully persuasive but insincere in nature:
Русский
По значениям 2
having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding:
smooth or slippery:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding:
smooth or slippery:
artfully persuasive but insincere in nature:

Происхождение

A shortening of either obsolete English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German gl

A shortening of either obsolete English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glibberig, glibberich (“slippery”) / Dutch glibberig (“slippery”).

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Формы

glibber, glibbest
Сравнительная степеньglibber Урок
Превосходная степеньglibbest Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 6
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 3
Связанныеglibness
Производныеglibertarianglibly

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соседние слова
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