fac·ile
(făs′əl)adj.1. a. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy: a facile victory.
b. Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency:
a facile writer; facile prose. See Synonyms at
easy.
2. Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: We don't need another facile solution to a complex problem.
3. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.
fac′ile·ly adv.
fac′ile·ness n.
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facileness
nounThe ability to perform without apparent effort:
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