glibness
glibness · glibnesses
Gewandtheit
The condition of being glibThe condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.
» People often mistake his glibness for actual intelligence.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.
Gewandtheit
More definitions
- a kind of fluent easy superficiality
Examples
1 sentencesPeople often mistake his glibness for actual intelligence.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the condition of being glib:
Origin
From glib + -ness.From glib + -ness.
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Forms
plural: glibnesses| Singular | glibness |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a kind of fluent easy superficiality:slickness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedglib
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable