glib

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
2. (dated) Smooth or slippery.
3. Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.
4. Snarky or unserious in a disrespectful way.

Verb

To make smooth or slippery.

Noun

A person's mouth or tongue.

Noun

A mass of matted hair worn down over the eyes, formerly common in Ireland.

Verb

To castrate; to geld; to emasculate.

Konzepte

oberflächlich

schlagfertig

wortgewandt

aalglatt

oberflächennah

Synonyme

talkative

voluble

smooth

loquacious

garrulous

slick

unctuous

smooth-tongued

pat

fluent

eloquent

glib-tongued

honeymouthed

fair-spoken

chattering

sleeker

slippery

suave

urbane

all mouth and trousers

silver-tongued

slippery as an eel

streamy

talking glibly

well-oiled

all mouth and no trousers

gleam with

glitter with

glibtongued

alert

easy-flowing

articulate

babbling

cajoling

cunning

cursive

flip

flippant

greasy

ingratiating

inoffensive

nonchalant

offhand

oily

silky

Übersetzungen

superficial

désinvolte

loquace

επιπόλαιος

εύγλωττος

akıcılık

superficial

çevik

αληθοφανής

ευφραδής

αβαθής

viu

ρέων

ετοιμόλογος

επιφανειακός

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ɡlɪb/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Englisch: glibbery

In summary

A shortening of either English glibbery (“slippery”) or its source, Low German glibberig, glibberich (“slippery”) / Dutch glibberig (“slippery”).