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facile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French facile, from Latin facilis (“easy to do, easy, doable”), from faci? (“I do, make”). Compare Spanish fácil ("easy").
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fa.s??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fæ.s?l/
Adjective
facile (comparative more facile, superlative most facile)
- Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy. [from 15th c.]
- , 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 […].
- , 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
- facilitation
- facilitative
- facilitate
- facilitator
- facilitatory
- facility
Translations
- Kyrgyz: ????? (ky) (ceñil), ??? ????? (ky) (til alg?ç), ?????? (ky) (köngüç), ????? (ky) (elpek)
Further reading
- facile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- facile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- facile at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- fecial
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa?tsi.le/
Adverb
facile
- easily
Antonyms
- malfacile (“with difficulty”)
Related terms
- facila (“easy”)
- facili (“to be easy”)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin facilis (“easy”), from faci? (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.sil/
- Homophone: faciles
- Hyphenation: fa?cile
Adjective
facile (plural faciles)
- easy, simple
- Antonym: difficile (“difficult”)
- (derogatory, chiefly of women) easy, promiscuous (consenting readily to sex)
Usage notes
The preposition de is used with an impersonal subject, and à with a non-impersonal one.
Derived terms
- avoir la gâchette facile
- fille facile
- plus facile à dire qu'à faire
Related terms
- faire
Further reading
- “facile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ficela
Interlingua
Adjective
facile (comparative plus facile, superlative le plus facile)
- easy
Antonyms
- difficile
Italian
Etymology
From Latin facilis (“easy”), from faci? (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fa.t??i.le/
- Rhymes: -at?ile
Adjective
facile (plural facili)
- easy
- cosy
- effortless
Derived terms
- facilmente
Related terms
- facilità
- facilitare
- facilone
- fare
Anagrams
- cefali
- fecali
Latin
Etymology 1
From the neuter accusative case form of facilis.
Alternative forms
- facul (anteclass.)
Adverb
facile (comparative facilius, superlative facillim?)
- easily
- Synonym: faciliter
Etymology 2
Adjective
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?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
Middle French
Etymology
1441, borrowed from Latin facilis.
Adjective
facile m or f (plural faciles)
- easy (not difficult)
References
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contrived
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?a?vd/
Verb
contrived
- simple past tense and past participle of contrive
Adjective
contrived (comparative more contrived, superlative most contrived)
- Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
- Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
Synonyms
- staged
Antonyms
- spontaneous
Translations
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