Facile

Adjective

 * 1)  Easy.
 * 2) *1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, vol. I, New York 2001, p. 243:
 * as he that is benumbed with cold sits shaking, that might relieve himself with a little exercise or stirring, do they complain, but will not use the facile and ready means to do themselves good [...].
 * 1) Easy specifically in a disparaging sense; taking minimal effort; lazy, simplistic.
 * His facile approach to the task meant he would not achieve the best possible results.
 * 1) Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
 * His facile disposition made him many friends.

Adverbs for Facile
skilfully; dexterously; extremely; unusually; cleverly; adroitly; artfully; neatly; ingeniously; felicitously; deftly; smartly; expertly; capably; competently; intelligently; enthusiastically; eagerly; earnestly; amenably; heartily; glibly;  conveniently; pliantly; smoothly.

Synonyms for Facile
easy, ready, dexterous, artful, flexible, quick, skillful, clever, adroit, expert, apt, tactful, able, proficient, courteous, affable, agreeable, slippery, smooth.

Antonyms for Facile
haul, difficult, laborious, slow, unskillful, clumsy, unhandy, awkward, plodding, arduous, toilsome, wearisome, tedious, rude, boorish, disagreeable.

Related terms

 * facilitation
 * facilitative
 * facilitate
 * facilitator
 * facilitatory
 * facility

Thesaurus
Mickey Mouse, adaptable, adroit, apt, bendable, bending, biddable, bright, casual, clear, clever, compliant, cursory, cushy, deft, dexterous, dib, docile, ductile, easy, easy as pie, educable, effortless, elastic, elegant, extensible, extensile, fabricable, fictile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, flowing, fluent, formable, formative, giving, glib, graceful, impressible, impressionable, instructable, intelligent, light, like putty, limber, lissome, lithe, lithesome, malleable, moldable, motivated, nothing to it, painless, plain, plastic, pleasing, pliable, pliant, quick, ready, receptive, responsive, ripe for instruction, royal, schoolable, sensitive, sequacious, shallow, shapable, simple, simple as ABC, smooth, soft, springy, straightforward, submissive, superficial, supple, susceptible, teachable, thirsty for knowledge, tractable, tractile, trainable, tripping, unburdensome, uncomplicated, uncritical, untroublesome, voluble, whippy, willing, willowy, yielding

Etymology
From facile:, from  facilis:, from facere:.

Adverb

 * 1) easily

Etymology
From facilis:, from facio:.

Adjective

 * 1) easy, simple

Antonyms

 * difficile

Anagrams

 * ficela

Adjective

 * 1) easy

Etymology
From facilis:, from facio:.

Adjective

 * 1) easy
 * 2) cosy
 * 3) effortless

Related terms

 * facilità
 * facilitare
 * facilone

Anagrams

 * cefali
 * fecali

Adverb

 * 1) easily

Synonyms

 * faciliter