facile
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French facile, from Latin facilis (“easy to do, easy, doable”), from faciō (“I do, make”). Compare Spanish fácil ("easy").
Pronunciation
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Adjective
facile (comparative more facile, superlative most facile)
- Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy. [from 15th c.]
- Template:RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncly, vol.I, New York, 2001, p.243:
- as he that is benumbed with cold sits shaking, that might relieve himself with a little exercise or stirring, do they complain, but will not use the facile and ready means to do themselves good […].
- Template:RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncly, vol.I, New York, 2001, p.243:
- (now rare) Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with. [from 16th c.]
- His facile disposition made him many friends.
- Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.). [from 17th c.]
- 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society 2010, p. 54:
- we can learn the impression that he made upon a stranger and a foreigner at this period, thanks to the facile pen of Fannu Burney.
- 1974, Graham Greene, The Honorary Consul, Pocket Books, New York, p.54:
- "Discipline," Jorge Julio Saavedra was repeating, "is more necessary to me than to other more facile writers.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 372:
- A facile and persuasive writer, he also turned out countless newspaper articles on Russian aims in Central Asia and how best these could be thwarted.
- 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society 2010, p. 54:
- Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.). [from 19th c.]
- 2012, Chris Huhne, The Guardian, 3 May 2012:
- There is a facile view that our green commitments – to tackling climate change, avoiding air and water pollution, protecting natural habitats – are an obstacle to growth. The message of the commodity markets is surely different.
- 2012, Chris Huhne, The Guardian, 3 May 2012:
- (chemistry) Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.
- Decarboxylation of beta-keto acids is facile...
Synonyms
- (skillful): See also Thesaurus:skillful
Related terms
Translations
Easy, taking minimal effort
Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with
Further reading
- “facile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “facile”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “facile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Adverb
facile
Antonyms
- malfacile (“with difficulty”)
Related terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin facilis (“easy”), from faciō (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
facile (plural faciles)
Antonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “facile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Interlingua
Adjective
facile (comparative plus facile, superlative le plus facile)
Antonyms
Italian
Etymology
From Latin facilis (“easy”), from faciō (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From facilis.
Alternative forms
- facul (anteclass.)
Adverb
facile (comparative facilius, superlative facillimē)
Etymology 2
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) facile
- nominative neuter singular of facilis
- accusative neuter singular of facilis
- vocative neuter singular of facilis
References
- “facile”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “facile”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- an easy, fluent style: expedita et facile currens oratio
- that is self-evident, goes without saying: hoc facile intellegi potest
- an easy, fluent style: expedita et facile currens oratio
Middle French
Etymology
1441, borrowed from Latin facilis[1].
Adjective
facile m or f (plural faciles)
- easy (not difficult)
References
- ^ Etymology and history of “facile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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