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facile
fac·ile F0005500 (făs′əl)adj.1. a. Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy: a facile victory.b. Working, acting, or done with ease and fluency: a facile writer; facile prose. See Synonyms at easy.2. Arrived at or presented without due care, effort, or examination; superficial: We don't need another facile solution to a complex problem.3. Archaic Pleasingly mild, as in disposition or manner. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin facilis; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] fac′ile·ly adv.fac′ile·ness n.facile (ˈfæsaɪl) adj1. easy to perform or achieve2. working or moving easily or smoothly3. without depth; superficial: a facile solution. 4. archaic relaxed in manner; easygoing[C15: from Latin facilis easy, from facere to do] ˈfacilely adv ˈfacileness nfac•ile (ˈfæs ɪl; esp. Brit. -aɪl) adj. 1. quick in comprehension or action: a facile mind. 2. superficial; shallow: a facile answer to a hard question. 3. easily accomplished or attained: a facile performance. 4. fluent; effortless: a facile writing style. 5. Archaic. easy or unconstrained, as manners or persons. [1475–85; < Latin facilis easy =fac(ere) to make, do1 + -ilis -ile1] fac′ile•ly, adv. fac′ile•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | facile - arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" | | 2. | facile - performing adroitly and without effort; "a facile hand"effortless - requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air" | | 3. | facile - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"eloquent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, fluent, silverarticulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" |
facileadjective1. superficial, shallow, slick, glib, hasty, cursory I hated him making facile suggestions when I knew the problem was extremely complex.2. effortless, easy, simple, quick, ready, smooth, skilful, adept, fluent, uncomplicated, proficient, adroit, dexterous, light His facile win tells us he's in form. effortless difficult, slow, careful, awkward, thoughtful, clumsy, intractable, maladroit, unskilfulfacileadjective1. Posing no difficulty:easy, effortless, simple, smooth.Informal: snap.Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it.2. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:agile, brisk, nimble, quick, spry.3. Characterized by ready but often insincere or superficial discourse:glib, slick, smooth-tongued.4. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance:adroit, clever, deft, dexterous, handy, nimble, slick.TranslationsFacile
Facile (language)A concurrent extension of ML from ECRC.
http://ecrc.de/facile/facile_home.html.
["Facile: A Symmetric Integration of Concurrent and FunctionalProgramming", A. Giacalone et al, Intl J Parallel Prog18(2):121-160, Apr 1989].facile
Synonyms for facileadj superficialSynonyms- superficial
- shallow
- slick
- glib
- hasty
- cursory
adj effortlessSynonyms- effortless
- easy
- simple
- quick
- ready
- smooth
- skilful
- adept
- fluent
- uncomplicated
- proficient
- adroit
- dexterous
- light
Antonyms- difficult
- slow
- careful
- awkward
- thoughtful
- clumsy
- intractable
- maladroit
- unskilful
Synonyms for facileadj posing no difficultySynonyms- easy
- effortless
- simple
- smooth
- snap
adj moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easilySynonyms- agile
- brisk
- nimble
- quick
- spry
adj characterized by ready but often insincere or superficial discourseSynonymsadj exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performanceSynonyms- adroit
- clever
- deft
- dexterous
- handy
- nimble
- slick
Synonyms for facileadj arrived at without due care or effortRelated Wordsadj performing adroitly and without effortRelated Wordsadj expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectivelySynonyms- eloquent
- silver-tongued
- smooth-spoken
- fluent
- silver
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