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facile
What does facile mean?
facile (adjective): lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use facile in a sentence?
- He arrived with a facile understanding of her works. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce facile?
/ˈfæsəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does facile come from?
Borrowed from Middle French facile, from Latin facilis (“easy to do, easy, doable”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of facile?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “facile” mean?
lazy, simplistic, superficial (especially of explanations, discussions etc.)
Right! That's what “facile” means.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
Not quite: that's what hesitant means.
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
Not quite: that's what primeval means.
likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial
Not quite: that's what flimsy means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “facile”?
bogus
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bleak
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nasal
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slick
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