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- [dif-i-seel; French dee-fee-seel]
- /ˌdɪf ɪˈsil; French di fiˈsil/
- /ˌsiːdɪˈfɪsɪliː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dif-i-seel; French dee-fee-seel]
- /ˌdɪf ɪˈsil; French di fiˈsil/
Definitions of difficile word
- adjective difficile hard to deal with, satisfy, or please. 1
- adjective difficile hard to do; difficult. 1
- noun difficile (obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn. 1
- abbreviation DIFFICILE difficult 0
- adjective difficile hard or difficult; esp., hard to deal with, please, etc. 0
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Origin of difficile
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
1470-80; < French < Latin difficilis difficult; see dif-, facile
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Parts of speech for Difficile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
difficile popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for difficile
adj difficile
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- tough — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
adjective difficile
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
Antonyms for difficile
adj difficile
- helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- effortless — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- manageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
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