Definition of GLIBNESS

glibness

Plural: glibnesses

Noun

  • The quality of being facile or fluent, often implying insincerity.
  • a kind of fluent easy superficiality
    • "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman"
  • The condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.

Examples

  • The opponent’s glibness about their ’lucky’ draw was a thinly veiled boast after scoring 100 points.

Origin / Etymology

From glib + -ness.

Synonyms

slickness

Scrabble Score: 11

glibness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
glibness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glibness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

glibness: valid Words With Friends Word