fac´ile|ness

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 or temper; gentle; agreeable; yielding: »

Her facile nature adapted itself to any group of people without effort. Since Adam and his facile consort Eve lost Paradise (Milton).

SYNONYM(S): flexible, mild.
4. Obsolete. easy to understand.
[< Old French facile, learned borrowing from Latin facilis easy < facere do]
fac´ile|ly, adverb.
fac´ile|ness, noun.

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  • fac´ile|ly — 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

  • 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 or… …   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

  • facileness — fac·ile·ness …   English syllables

  • facile — fac•ile [[t]ˈfæs ɪl[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] aɪl[/t]] adj. 1) quick in comprehension or action: a facile mind[/ex] 2) superficial; shallow: a facile answer to a hard question[/ex] 3) easily accomplished or attained: a facile performance[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

  • Facile — Fac ilea. [L. facilis, prop., capable of being done or made, hence, facile, easy, fr. facere to make, do: cf. F. facile. Srr {Fact}, and cf. {Faculty}.] 1. Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Facilely — Facile Fac ilea. [L. facilis, prop., capable of being done or made, hence, facile, easy, fr. facere to make, do: cf. F. facile. Srr {Fact}, and cf. {Faculty}.] 1. Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Facileness — Facile Fac ilea. [L. facilis, prop., capable of being done or made, hence, facile, easy, fr. facere to make, do: cf. F. facile. Srr {Fact}, and cf. {Faculty}.] 1. Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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