facile

English

/ˈfa.sʌɪl/, /ˈfæs.əl/

adj
Definitions
  • Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
  • (now) Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
  • Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
  • Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
  • (chemistry) Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French facile derived from Latin facilis (easy, doable, easy to do) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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