Facile

Facile
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. [1913 Webster]

Order . . . will render the work facile and delightful. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

2. Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered. [1913 Webster]

The facile gates of hell too slightly barred. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. Easy of access or converse; mild; courteous; not haughty, austere, or distant; affable; complaisant. [1913 Webster]

I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

4. Easily persuaded to good or bad; yielding; ductile to a fault; pliant; flexible. [1913 Webster]

Since Adam, and his facile consort Eve, Lost Paradise, deceived by me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

This is treating Burns like a child, a person of so facile a disposition as not to be trusted without a keeper on the king's highway. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]

5. Ready; quick; expert; as, he is facile in expedients; he wields a facile pen. -- {Fac"ile*ly}, adv. -- {Fac"ile*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • facile — [ fasil ] adj. • 1441; lat. facilis « qui se fait aisément », de facere 1 ♦ Qui se fait, qui s obtient sans peine, sans effort. ⇒ aisé, 1. commode, élémentaire, enfantin, simple; et aussi faisable, possible. Affaire, opération facile. « La vie… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • facile — adj. de tout genre. Aisé à faire, Qu on peut faire sans peine. Il n y a rien de si facile. cela est facile à faire. il est facile de vous contenter, c est une chose facile. On dit, qu Un homme est de facile accés, pour dire, qu Il est aisé de l… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • facile — Facile, Facilis. Fort facile, Perfacilis. Facile à dire, Dictu procliue. Facile ou aisé à medeciner, Ad medendum appositus. Il est facile et aisé, Procliue est, In procliui est, Nihil est negotij. Il n est pas facile ou aisé à dire, etc. Non… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • facile — FÁCILE adv. (muz.; ca indicaţie de execuţie) Uşor; accesibil. [< it. facile]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 19.03.2005. Sursa: DN  FÁCILE adv. (muz.) uşor, accesibil. (< it. facile) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • facile — [fas′il] adj. [Fr < L facilis < facere, DO1] 1. not hard to do or achieve; easy 2. acting, working, or done easily, or in a quick, smooth way; fluent; ready [a facile wit] 3. using or showing little effort and not sincere or profound;… …   English World dictionary

  • facile — pronounced fas iyl, means ‘easy, smooth, effortless’ with reference to people or what they do, and there is always a derogatory implication of something too easily achieved and of little value. A facile speaker is one for whom speaking comes… …   Modern English usage

  • facile — late 15c., from M.Fr. facile easy, from L. facilis easy to do and, of persons, pliant, courteous, from facere to do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Facilitate is from 1610s …   Etymology dictionary

  • facile — I adjective accomplished, amenable, attainable, compilable, compliant, conquerable, deft, dexterous, docile, easily done, easily influenced, easily persuaded, easy, easygoing, effortless, facilis, flexible, flowing, fluent, impressionable,… …   Law dictionary

  • Facile — er et fremmedord for let (at udføre) …   Danske encyklopædi

  • facile — / fatʃile/ agg. [dal lat. facĭlis, der. di facĕre fare ]. 1. [che si può fare agevolmente, in quanto non richiede doti particolari: lavoro f. ; argomento f. ; f. manovra ] ▶◀ agevole, da nulla, elementare, fattibile, semplice, realizzabile.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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