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facilité

ease, facility

noun fah-see-lee-TEH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin 'facilitas'.

Also means

aptitude, natural ability

Usage Note

Facilité is often used to praise or criticise: avec facilité ('with ease') is complimentary, but prendre la facilité or opter pour la facilité suggests taking the easy way out. In the plural, des facilités can mean 'credit terms' or 'payment facilities' (facilités de paiement). The adjective is facile, the adverb facilement.

Examples

"Elle parle trois langues avec une grande facilité."

Natural Translation

She speaks three languages with great ease.

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