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facile definition
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Overview of adj facile The adj facile has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. facile -- (arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem") 2. easy, facile -- (performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand") 3. eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken -- (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech") Antonyms of adj facile 3 senses of facile Sense 1 facile INDIRECT (VIA superficial) -> profound Sense 2 easy, facile INDIRECT (VIA effortless) -> effortful Sense 3 eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken INDIRECT (VIA articulate) -> inarticulate, unarticulate Similarity of adj facile 3 senses of facile Sense 1 facile => superficial (vs. profound) Sense 2 easy, facile => effortless (vs. effortful) Sense 3 eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken => articulate (vs. inarticulate) Attributes of adj facile Familiarity of adj facile facile used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj facile facile Overview of adj facile The adj facile has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. facile -- (arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem") 2. easy, facile -- (performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand") 3. eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken -- (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech")
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