glibness
noun
glibness is spelled G-L-I-B-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glibness means “The condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glibness is glibnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in glibness?
| Letters | 8: G-L-I-B-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glibness?
Glibness appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with glibness?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as glibness.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: blessing.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glibness
- glibnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glibness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in understanding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glibness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition of being glib:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désinvolture |
| German | Gewandtheit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glibness come from?
From glib + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).