facile

[US]/ˈfæsaɪl/
[UK]/ˈfæsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.superficial or simplistic, lacking depth or thoroughness, especially in speech or theory;gentle; easily achieved or done.

Phrases & Collocations

facile victory

facile solution

Example Sentences

That is only a facile answer.

a man of facile and shallow intellect.

the gift of facile expression:

a facile solution to a problem

a facile slogan devised by politicians.

a facile seven lengths victory.

She has a facile tongue.

The explanation is too facile for such a complex phenomenon.

proposed a facile solution to a complex problem.

In this special field she is facile princeps, and has left all competitors behind.

In this field he is facile princeps, and has left all competitors behind.

The consummate and facile lines,the succinct designs,the high-quality glazed material,which can keep velvet and bright for a long fem,make the fussy work of balneary cleaning easily.

Real-world Examples

He yearns to have faith in faith, and not in the facile kind either.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

His facile banter was rather stupid.

Source: Magician

But I find that every year younger people get more facile with technology.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

This facile adaptation was at once the symptom of perfect health and its best preservative.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

Transition being so facile, what can be any man's inducement to tarry in one spot?

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 2)

She sank back with a sigh of relief into the facile existence of the luxurious East.

Source: Veil

He invented a facile excuse, and having taken the vacant seat next to her, looked round to see who was there.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Whenever silence seemed to threaten us and I racked my brain for something fresh to talk about, she broke in with facile chatter.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

For success in the life imposed on him he needed, as afterwards appeared, the facile use of only four tools: Mathematics, French, German, and Spanish.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 1)

This spirit has long rocked the colleges in America. It begins, as a rule, during the immaturities and facile impressions of freshman year—sometimes back in preparatory school.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

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