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fac·ile

adj \?fa-s?l\

Definition of FACILE

1

a (1) : easily accomplished or attained <a facile victory> (2) : shallow, simplistic <I am not concerned … with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem — T. S. Eliot> b : used or comprehended with ease c : readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth <facile tears>

2

archaic : mild or pleasing in manner or disposition

3

a : ready, fluent <facile prose> b : poised, assured

— fac·ile·ly adverb

— fac·ile·ness noun

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Examples of FACILE

This problem needs more than just a facile solution.He is a wonderfully facile writer.But in the less palmy days of their marriage and the final years of his life, Lennon produced (with Yoko's help) shallow, facile recordings that cannibalized his early work. —Francine Prose, The Lives of the Muses, 2002[+]more

Origin of FACILE

Middle French, from Latin facilis, from facere to do — more at doFirst Known Use: 15th century

Related to FACILE

Synonyms: superficial, one-dimensional, shallow, skin-deep

Antonyms: deep, profound

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Rhymes with FACILE

acyl, castle, gracile, hassle, passel, tassel, vassal, wrestle

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