facile
[ fas-il or, especially British, -ahyl ]
/ ˈfæs ɪl or, especially British, -aɪl /
adjective
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
easily done, performed, used, etc.: a facile victory; a facile method.
easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons.
affable, agreeable, or complaisant; easily influenced: a facile temperament; facile people.
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Origin of facile
SYNONYMS FOR facile
OTHER WORDS FROM facile
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH facile
facile , facilitate, facility, felicitateWords nearby facile
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facile
/ (ˈfæsaɪl) /
adjective
easy to perform or achieve
working or moving easily or smoothly
without depth; superficiala facile solution
archaic relaxed in manner; easygoing
Derived forms of facile
facilely, adverbfacileness, nounWord Origin for facile
C15: from Latin facilis easy, from facere to do
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