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Definition of facile : 1. Easily persuaded to good or bad; yielding; ductile to a fault; pliant; flexible.
2. Easy of access or converse; mild; courteous; not haughty, austere, or distant; affable; complaisant.
3. Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor.
4. Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered.
5. Ready; quick; expert; as, he is facile in expedients; he wields a facile pen.

Synonyms:

soft, ability, one-dimensional, obvious, surface, hands-down, simplistic, royal, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued, apparent, argent, spry, ineffective, shallow, pointless, liquid, light, superficial, ready, useless, fluid, inefficient, brisk, futile, skin-deep, slick, painless, pathetic, snap, eloquent, downhill, articulate, defective, quick, silverish, faulty, purposeless, insincere, silvern, glib, silvery, cheap, worthless, smooth-spoken, words

facile (part of speech: adjective)

fluent, effortless, simple, smooth, uncomplicated, easy

skillful (part of speech: adjective)

agile, cunning, crafty, dexterous, competent, practiced, capable, efficient, deft, handy, skilled, artful, talented, nimble, able, genius, ambidextrous, versatile, masterful, apt, adroit, accomplished, proficient, skillful, expert, sure-footed, clever, adept, crack

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