glib

glib  (glb)

adj. glib·ber, glib·best

1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation.

2. Characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern.

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[Possibly of Low German origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glibly adv.

glibness n.

Synonyms: glib, slick, smooth-tongued
These adjectives mean being, marked by, or engaging in ready but often insincere or superficial discourse: a glib denial; a slick commercial; a smooth-tongued hypocrite.

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glib

Adjective

[glibber, glibbest] fluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way: there were no glib or easy answers [probably from Middle Low German glibberich slippery]

glibly adv
glibness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	glib - marked by lack of intellectual depth; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question" superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
	2.	glib - having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" pat, slick plausible - apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"
	3.	glib - artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" glib-tongued, smooth-tongued persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

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glib

adjective smooth, easy, ready, quick, slick, plausible, slippery, fluent, suave, artful, insincere, fast-talking, smooth-tongued << OPPOSITE sincere

Translations

glib [glɪb] adj [person] → de mucha labia; [comment] → fácil

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glib [glɪb] adj → qui a du bagou; facile

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glib [glɪb] adj (person) → glatt;

(promise, response) → leichthin gemacht

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glib [glɪb] adj → dalla parola facile; facile

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glib

adj glib [glib]

1 speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity The salesman was a very glib talker. gladde طَلْق اللسان، مُتَحَذْلِق сладкодумен vemlouvavý overfladisk zungenfertig πειστικός αλλά ανειλικρινής de mucha labia, charlatán, desenvuelto libekeelne چرب زبان lipeväkielinen qui a du bagou חלקלק चिकनी चुपड़ी बातें करने वाला govorljiv, neiskren locsogó pandai membujuk tungulipur facondo 口の達者な 입심좋은 turintis gerą liežuvį, iškalbus (par valodu, runātāju) veikls pandai berkata-kata glad glatt, munnrapp gładki fluente bun de gură, nesincer речистый pohotový ki ima namazan jezik, jezičen slatkorečiv munvig, välsmord พูดคล่อง; กะล่อน ağzı kalabalık, lâf ebesi 油嘴滑舌的 красномовний لفّاظ liến thoắng 油嘴滑舌的

2 (of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought glib excuses. gladde عَفْوي، سَريع нагъл pohotový overfladisk leichtfertig γρήγορος και απερίσκεπτος fácil, desenvuelto, fluido libe سطحی liukas désinvolte לא רציני धारा प्रवाह nepromišljen felületes tangkas vanhugsað, kærulaust (svar) pronto 口先だけの 입에 발린 sklandus, bet neįtikinamas (par atbildi u.tml.) ātrs; veikls; paviršs lincir glad overflatisk, aldri i beit for płynny pronto dezinvolt бойкий; благовидный pohotový prenagljen nepromišljen lättvindig คล่องแคล่ว kıvırtmaca 隨便的 легкий رواں ngọt sớt 随便的

adv glibly

glad, vlot, los بِعَفْوِيَّه، بِسُرْعَة нагло pohotově overfladiskt gewandt εύστροφα, γρήγορα con desenvoltura, con fluidez, con mucha labia libekeelselt با چرب زبانی lipevästi avec désinvolture בלשון חלקלקה वाक् चापल्य nepromišljeno locsogón dengan tangkas á vanhugsaðan hátt, kæruleysislega con disinvoltura ぺらぺらと 유창하게 sklandžiai, bet neįtikinamai ātri; veikli; pavirši dengan petah glad glatt, rappmunnet, overflatisk gładko fluentemente cu dezinvoltură бойко pohotovo prenagljeno nepromišljeno munvigt, lättvindigt อย่างคล่องแคล่ว ağız kalabalığı ederek 圓滑地 бійко روانی سے lém lỉnh 圆滑地