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glibness

noun

Definition of glibness

as in smoothness

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Recent Examples of glibness Advertisement Still, Trump’s apparent glibness comes as the Republican Party faces what could be challenging midterm elections, as the economy and affordability remain top concerns for voters. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 June 2026

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Noun

Its particular appeal lies in the combination of effortless power, exceptional smoothness and a very distinctive level of refinement.

— Morgan Korn, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Golden has first-round NFL draft capital, with terrific speed and the smoothness to match.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of smoothness

Noun

Is the artificiality and structural restriction of the majority of the season a lure for a show on the verge of going thoroughly bonkers in its finale?

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Yet Voisard believes people are increasingly tuning into animal livestreams to escape artificiality.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

Definition of artificiality

Noun

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
This latest act of duplicity is a new low, even for the HFPA.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

This formula decongests the skin and is great for those who want to improve skin texture and oiliness.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 22 June 2026
This is why during pregnancy, some pre-existing skincare concerns, like chronic breakouts or oiliness, either completely vanish or temporarily worsen.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026

Definition of oiliness

Noun

The easy, and increasingly convincing, fakery of artificial intelligence has arguably supercharged it.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
That’s the deficiency side of integrity—where authenticity gives way to fakery, consistency erodes into unpredictability, and transparency slips into manipulation…But swing too far in the other direction, and the skyscraper becomes overly rigid—too stiff to sway with the wind.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of fakery

Noun

Robinhood's banking product arrived with private-bank affectations, estate planning, event access, cash to the door, priced at $5 a month inside a bundle a 30-year-old already pays for.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Bret, who narrates the series with snooty affectation, is primarily parentless, with mom and dad gallivanting around Europe.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

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