glibness
glibness noun: the condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.
Noun
glibness (countable and uncountable, plural glibnesses)
- 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
glibness meaning in Urdu
glibness in Urdu
- پھسلن, تیزی
Forms of glibness
| plural | glibnesses |
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Origin of glibness
From glib + -ness.
Questions about glibness
- What does glibness mean?
- Glibness means the condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.
- What is glibness in Urdu?
- Glibness in Urdu is پھسلن, تیزی. See Glibness meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is glibness?
- Glibness is a noun.
- What is the plural of glibness?
- The plural of glibness is glibnesses.
Words near glibness in the dictionary
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