Facile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

performing adroitly and without effort

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈasaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈasaɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈæsəl/.

Examples

too facile a solution for so complex a problem
a facile hand
able to dazzle with his facile tongue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

silver-tongued smooth-spoken fluent eloquent silver

Parts of Speech

adjective	arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth “too facile a solution for so complex a problem”
adjective	performing adroitly and without effort “a facile hand”
adjective	expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively “able to dazzle with his facile tongue”

Word Forms

facility	noun	skillful performance or ability without difficulty
eloquence	noun	powerful and effective language
elocute	verb	declaim in an elocutionary manner
fluency	noun	powerful and effective language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leicht

ohne die nötige Sorgfalt oder Mühe erreicht; es mangelt an Tiefe

🇪🇸Spanish

fácil

llegó sin el debido cuidado o esfuerzo; falta de profundidad

🇳🇱Dutch

gemakkelijk

tot stand gekomen zonder de nodige zorg of inspanning; zonder diepgang

🇵🇹Portuguese

fácil

chegou sem o devido cuidado ou esforço; falta de profundidade

🇷🇺Russian

легкий

получено без должной заботы и усилий; не хватает глубины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुगम

उचित देखभाल या प्रयास के बिना पहुंचे; गहराई का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সহজ

যথাযথ যত্ন বা প্রচেষ্টা ছাড়াই পৌঁছেছেন; গভীরতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

எளிதான

உரிய கவனிப்பு அல்லது முயற்சி இல்லாமல் வந்தது; ஆழம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

సులభమైన

తగిన శ్రద్ధ లేదా ప్రయత్నం లేకుండా వచ్చారు; లోతు లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सोपे

योग्य काळजी किंवा प्रयत्न न करता पोहोचले; खोलीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરળ

યોગ્ય કાળજી અથવા પ્રયત્નો વિના પહોંચ્યા; ઊંડાઈનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಲಭವಾದ

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಬಂದರು; ಆಳದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഗമമായ

വേണ്ടത്ര പരിചരണമോ പരിശ്രമമോ കൂടാതെ എത്തി; ആഴമില്ലാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਸਾਨ

ਉਚਿਤ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਦੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਿਆ; ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

آسان

مناسب دیکھ بھال یا کوشش کے بغیر پہنچا؛ گہرائی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

容易的

未经应有的谨慎或努力而达到的；缺乏深度

🇯🇵Japanese

簡単な

相応の注意や努力をせずに到達した。深みが欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

손쉬운

적절한 주의나 노력 없이 도달한 경우 깊이가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ dãi

đến mà không cần sự quan tâm hoặc nỗ lực thích đáng; thiếu chiều sâu

🇹🇭Thai

ง่าย

มาถึงโดยไม่ได้รับการดูแลหรือความพยายามอย่างเหมาะสม ขาดความลึก

🇮🇩Indonesian

lancar

tiba tanpa kehati-hatian atau usaha; kurang mendalam

🇵🇭Filipino

madali

dumating sa walang angkop na pangangalaga o pagsisikap; kulang sa lalim

🇲🇾Malay

mudah

tiba tanpa penjagaan atau usaha yang sewajarnya; kurang kedalaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سهل

تم التوصل إليه دون العناية الواجبة أو الجهد؛ تفتقر إلى العمق

🇮🇷Persian

آسان

بدون مراقبت یا تلاش لازم به آنجا رسید. فاقد عمق

🇹🇷Turkish

kolay

gerekli özen veya çaba gösterilmeden ulaşıldı; derinlik eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

קלה

הגיע ללא זהירות או מאמץ ראוי; חסר עומק

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The primary meaning of 'facile' is 'arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth'.

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Using 'facile' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'facile' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'facile' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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