facile (redirected from facilely)

fac·ile  (fsl)

adj.

1. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy. See Synonyms at easy.

2. Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency.

3. Arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.

4. Readily manifested, together with an aura of insincerity and lack of depth: a facile slogan devised by politicians.

5. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin facilis; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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facile·ly adv.

facile·ness n.

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facile [fass-ile]

Adjective

1. (of a remark, argument, etc.) overly simple and showing lack of real thought

2. easily performed or achieved: a facile winner of his only race this year [Latin facilis easy]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	facile - arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem" 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.	facile - performing adroitly and without effort; "a facile hand" effortless - requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"
	3.	facile - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" eloquent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, fluent, silver articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

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facile

adjective 1. superficial, shallow, slick, glib, hasty, cursory

adjective 2. effortless, easy, simple, quick, ready, smooth, skilful, adept, fluent, uncomplicated, proficient, adroit, dexterous, light << OPPOSITE difficult

Translations

facile [ˈfæsaɪl] adj → superficial

facile [ˈfæsaɪl] adj → facile

facile [ˈfæsaɪl] adj → oberflächlich;

(comment) → nichtssagend

facile [ˈfæsaɪl] adj → facile; superficiale