fac´ile|ness — fac|ile «FAS uhl», adjective. 1. easily done or used; taking little effort: »Lazy people seek facile tasks. 2. moving, acting, or working easily or rapidly: »The gossip has a facile tongue. SYNONYM(S): ready, expert, dexterous. 3. of easy manners … Useful english dictionary
frag´ile|ness — frag|ile «FRAJ uhl», adjective. easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; delicate; frail: »Be careful; that thin glass is fragile. She had a fragile beauty. SYNONYM(S): breakable, weak, perishable. ╂[< Latin fragilis, related to frangere to break … Useful english dictionary
grac´ile|ness — grac|ile «GRAS uhl», adjective. 1. slender; thin; lean. 2. gracefully slender. ╂[< Latin gracilis] –grac´ile|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pu´er|ile|ness — pu|er|ile «PYOO uhr uhl; especially British PYOO uh ryl», adjective. 1. foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish: »Such ravings, if invented by the pen of fiction, would seem puerile caricature (John L. Motley). SYNONYM(S): immature. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
Île de Lewis — Lewis (Écosse) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lewis. 58° 11′ 30″ N 6° 36′ 08″ W … Wikipédia en Français
Île de May — May (Écosse) Pour les articles homonymes, voir May. May Géographie Pays … Wikipédia en Français
Île de Bretagne — Grande Bretagne Pour les articles homonymes, voir GB. Grande Bretagne Great Britain (en) … Wikipédia en Français
ag´ile|ly — ag|ile «AJ uhl; especially British AJ yl», adjective. 1. moving quickly and easily; active; lively; nimble: »as agile as a cat. An acrobat has to be agile. SYNONYM(S): sprightly, spry, brisk. 2. Figurative. quick in thinking; alert: »You need an… … Useful english dictionary
ag|ile — «AJ uhl; especially British AJ yl», adjective. 1. moving quickly and easily; active; lively; nimble: »as agile as a cat. An acrobat has to be agile. SYNONYM(S): sprightly, spry, brisk. 2. Figurative. quick in thinking; alert: »You need an agile… … Useful english dictionary