- facileness
- noun see facile
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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facileness — facile ► ADJECTIVE 1) ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial. 2) (of an achievement) easily accomplished. DERIVATIVES facilely adverb facileness noun. ORIGIN Latin facilis easy … English terms dictionary
facileness — əlnə̇s, iln , īln noun ( es) : the quality or state of being facile impressed by the facileness of the man s mind … Useful english dictionary
Facileness — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facileness — See facilely. * * * … Universalium
facileness — noun superficiality, glibness … Wiktionary
facileness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The ability to perform without apparent effort: ease, easiness, effortlessness, facility, readiness. See EASY … English dictionary for students
facileness — n. lightness, fluency; easiness, quickness; shallowness; pleasantness … English contemporary dictionary
facileness — fac·ile·ness … English syllables
facile — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin facilis, from facere to do more at do Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) easily accomplished or attained < a facile victory > (2) shallow, simplistic < I am not concerned…with offering any facile … New Collegiate Dictionary
facile — facilely, adv. facileness, n. /fas il/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, adj. 1. moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind. 2. easily done, performed, used, etc.: a facile victory; a… … Universalium
