| ADJECTIVE | all | facile, neat, slick | arrived at without due care or effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | facile | performing adroitly and without effort | |
| all | facile, eloquent, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken | expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively |
| Sounds | fae'sahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "too facile a solution for so complex a problem" | |
| Synonyms | neat, slick | |
| Broader | superficial | Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious |
| Spanish | superficial | |
| Meaning | Performing adroitly and without effort. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a facile hand" | |
| Broader | effortless | requiring or apparently requiring no effort |
| Spanish | fácil | |
| Nouns | facility | skillful performance or ability without difficulty |
| Meaning | Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "able to dazzle with his facile tongue" | |
| Synonyms | eloquent, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken | |
| Broader | articulate | Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language / language |
| Spanish | altilocuente, diserto, elocuente, expresivo, grandilocuente | |
| Catalan | altiloqüent, benparlant, disert, eloqüent, expressiu, grandiloqüent | |
| Nouns | facility | a natural effortlessness |
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