Meanings
nounglibness (countable and uncountable, plural glibnesses)
plural glibnesses
- countableuncountableThe 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
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French désinvolture
- désinvolturethe condition of being glib
German Gewandtheit
- Gewandtheitthe condition of being glib
Norwegian Bokmål rappmunnethet
- rappmunnethetthe condition of being glib
Polish elokwencja
- elokwencjathe condition of being glib
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APA
glibness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glibness
MLA
“glibness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glibness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glibness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glibness.
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