Tracy K. Smith

The glib, facile, simplistic, and prefabricated language by which we as consumers are constantly surrounded is a language that flatters us, that urges us to indulge ourselves, to get away from it all, to be unique by opting in, talking back, liking us on Facebook, leaving a review, sharing, retweeting, etc.

American Poet

Prashant Bhushan

It is this obsession with GDP and FDI growth and a facile belief that this growth in the GDP would trickle down to the poor as well, that has led to the neglect of the genuine concerns of the poor in the country.

Indian Lawyer

Will Self

As a species, we're addicted to the facile discrimination involved in saying that something or phenomenon is either 'this' or 'that' - how much more uncomfortable that it may well be 'the other'.

English Author

Robert Rauschenberg

I'm not so facile that I can accomplish or find out what I want to know or explore enough of the possibilities and a way of making a painting, say, in just one painting or two paintings.

American Artist

Umberto Eco

All the religious wars that have caused blood to be shed for centuries arise from passionate feelings and facile counter-positions, such as Us and Them, good and bad, white and black.

Italian Novelist

Peter York

It's just as well that I write in the same facile way wherever I am - no blocks or anguish, no contemplation, no elaborate revision, no need for love-tokens or nice views.

British Journalist

Jerry Garcia

Death comes at you no matter what you do in this life, and to equate drugs with death is a facile comparison.

American Singer

Timothy Spall

If one wants to measure oneself by the facile accruement of awards, then I've done very well.

English Actor

Faith Baldwin

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

American Novelist

George Santayana

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

Spanish Philosopher

Use 'facile' when something is not only easy but also uncomplicated and can be done without much effort.

Not Complex

'Facile' often has a positive tone, suggesting that the ease is satisfying or advantageous.

Positive Connotation

Be cautious; sometimes 'easy' may not be ideal, such as when complexity is necessary for depth.

Not Always Good

Often 'facile' implies a lack of depth, suggesting something is too simple or was done without enough effort.

Negative Implication

When used critically, 'facile' indicates an oversimplification that may discredit someone's work or opinion.

Criticism Clue

In academic writing, avoid using 'facile' to describe your own work; it could imply lack of thoroughness.

Beware in Essays

 There were people who were afraid to push doorbells, because there was electricity in there, and that was dangerous. For us, we're very facile around electricity. We change light bulbs without even thinking about it. Our model of security around electricity is something we were born into.

Bruce Schneier: The...

 this became extraordinarily valuable to us mr. president today we're all I think the thing that we've been blessed with on all of our killing productions is for most writers who are incredibly facile with the material and deeply familiar