un facile
ɪl adjective
1.
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
2.
easily done, performed, used, etc.: a facile victory; a facile method.
3.
easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons.
4.
affable, agreeable, or complaisant; easily influenced: a facile temperament; facile people.
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin facilis that can be done, easy, equivalent to fac(ere) to do, make + -ilis -ile
1475–85; < Latin facilis that can be done, easy, equivalent to fac(ere) to do, make + -ilis -ile
Related forms
fac·ile·ly, adverb
fac·ile·ness, noun
o·ver·fac·ile, adjective
o·ver·fac·ile·ly, adverb
un·fac·ile, adjective
Synonyms
1. smooth, flowing, fluent; glib. 2. superficial. 3. bland, suave; urbane.
1. smooth, flowing, fluent; glib. 2. superficial. 3. bland, suave; urbane.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | easy to perform or achieve |
| 2. | working or moving easily or smoothly |
| 3. | without depth; superficial: a facile solution |
| 4. | archaic relaxed in manner; easygoing |
| [C15: from Latin facilis easy, from facere to do] | |
| 'facilely | |
| —adv | |
| 'facileness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
facile
late 15c., from M.Fr. facile "easy," from L. facilis "easy to do" and, of persons, "pliant, courteous," from facere "to do" (see factitious). Facilitate is from 1610s.
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