facilenessn.

Brit.

/ˈfasʌɪlnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈfæsəlnəs/

Forms: see facile adj. and adv. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: facile adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < facile adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being facile (in various senses); (in early use) ready compliance, easy good nature; readiness, willingness; (later also) superficiality, oversimplification.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > tractability > easy

facility1533

facilenessc1550

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 77 That ȝour facilnes be nocht sedusit be ther astuce and subtil persuasions.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 74 The cite of gabine throcht there facilnes gef hasty credit to sextus tarquinus.

c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 93 Thair negligence and facilnes in giving..credence.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xi. 323 Some have a kind of goodness, and facileness of disposition.

1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. 193 I delay'd, putting her off continually with specious pretences, which her love & facileness easily swallow'd.

1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xvii. cxcvii. 269 Others they with facilness befriend.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Facileness, easiness, facility.

1848 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 2 70 I have already mentioned that a female with the facileness peculiar to her sex sometimes devoted herself to opium.

1900 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 571/1 In appearance he is the Scotchman, equally removed from Irish facileness and flexibility and from purely English floridness.

1933 M. de la Bedoyere Lafayette iv. iii. 259 The faithful disciple..had his eyes opened to the complexity of practical life compared with the facileness of theory.

1968 O. Connelly Gentle Bonaparte iii. 51 In 1803 he was appalled at the facileness with which the senators rewarded themselves with extra incomes and property.

2002 Kansas City Pitch Weekly (Nexis) 19 Sept. The screenplay..tends to err on the side of facileness (instant alliances, unmotivated shifts of character), but it's still relatively powerful stuff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	facileness
释义	facilenessn. Brit. /ˈfasʌɪlnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfæsəlnəs/ Forms: see facile adj. and adv. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: facile adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < facile adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being facile (in various senses); (in early use) ready compliance, easy good nature; readiness, willingness; (later also) superficiality, oversimplification. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > tractability > easy facility1533 facilenessc1550 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 77 That ȝour facilnes be nocht sedusit be ther astuce and subtil persuasions. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 74 The cite of gabine throcht there facilnes gef hasty credit to sextus tarquinus. c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 93 Thair negligence and facilnes in giving..credence. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xi. 323 Some have a kind of goodness, and facileness of disposition. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. 193 I delay'd, putting her off continually with specious pretences, which her love & facileness easily swallow'd. 1702 C. Beaumont J. Beaumont's Psyche (new ed.) xvii. cxcvii. 269 Others they with facilness befriend. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Facileness, easiness, facility. 1848 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 2 70 I have already mentioned that a female with the facileness peculiar to her sex sometimes devoted herself to opium. 1900 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 571/1 In appearance he is the Scotchman, equally removed from Irish facileness and flexibility and from purely English floridness. 1933 M. de la Bedoyere Lafayette iv. iii. 259 The faithful disciple..had his eyes opened to the complexity of practical life compared with the facileness of theory. 1968 O. Connelly Gentle Bonaparte iii. 51 In 1803 he was appalled at the facileness with which the senators rewarded themselves with extra incomes and property. 2002 Kansas City Pitch Weekly (Nexis) 19 Sept. The screenplay..tends to err on the side of facileness (instant alliances, unmotivated shifts of character), but it's still relatively powerful stuff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1550
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