Facile Meaning in English

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التعريف

Describes something that is easy to achieve, but often suggests that it's superficial or lacks depth or genuine effort. It can also mean lacking sincerity or care.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Facile' is formal and often negative, implying something is too easy and lacks real value or depth (e.g., 'facile answer', 'facile victory'). Not used for genuinely positive 'easy' situations. Avoid for everyday cases; use 'easy' instead.

• Spanish: fácil (a menudo superficial) - superficial (insincero)
• Portuguese (BR): fácil (geralmente superficial) - superficial (insincero)
• Portuguese (PT): fácil (normalmente superficial) - superficial (insincero)
• Chinese (Simplified): 轻率的 - 轻易的（常指肤浅）
• Chinese (Traditional): 輕率的 - 輕易的（常指膚淺）
• Hindi: सरल (आमतौर पर सतही) - सतही (गंभीरता की कमी)
• Arabic: سهل (غالباً بشكل سطحي) - سطحي (غير جاد)
• Bengali: সহজ (নেতিবাচক অর্থে) - অগভীর - সহজলভ্য (স্থূল অর্থে)
• Russian: поверхностный - легкий (в плохом смысле) - облегчённый (в негативном смысле)
• Japanese: 安易な - 表面的な
• Vietnamese: dễ dãi - qua loa - hời hợt
• Korean: 안이한 - 피상적인
• Turkish: yüzeysel - kolay (aşağılayıcı anlamda) - basit (olumsuz anlamda)
• Urdu: سطحی - آسان (منفی معنی میں)
• Indonesian: mudah (secara negatif) - dangkal

جمل نموذجية

It was a facile victory.

basic

She gave a facile answer to a complex question.

basic

Don't trust such facile solutions.

basic

That's a facile explanation, but it doesn't address the real issue.

natural

Critics called his apology facile and insincere.

natural

We shouldn't settle for facile answers when the situation is complicated.

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