facile


Pronunciation key

( fas′ʼl )
( fas′il )

Webster's and Funk & Wagnalls differentiate on pronunciation keys

fac•ile

adj.

[ <F <L facilis easy to do < facere do, to make]

  1. Ease of performance.
  2. Ease in gaining or readily mastering.
  3. Easily moving, persuading or yielding.
  4. Readily performing. Pliant. Dexterous. Affable. Fluent such as a facile mind.
  5. Not difficult to perform, moving or working easily, easy to influence.

Syn. Easy

fac′ile·ly adv. — fac′ile·ness n.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976

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