facileness

Variant of facile

facile definition

fac·ile (fas′il)

adjective

  1. not hard to do or achieve; easy
  2. acting, working, or done easily, or in a quick, smooth way; fluent; ready a facile wit
  3. using or showing little effort and not sincere or profound; superficial a facile solution, facile emotions
  4. Now Rare easy to influence or persuade; affable

Etymology: Fr < L facilis < facere, do

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