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Webster 1913 Edition


Difficile

Dif′fi-cile

,
Adj.
[L.
difficilis
: cf. F.
difficile
. See
Difficult
.]
Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn.
[Obs.]
Dif′fi-cile-ness
,
Noun.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Difficile

DIFFICILE

,
Adj.
[L.] Difficult; hard; scrupulous. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


difficile

difficile

English

Adjective

difficile (comparative more difficile, superlative most difficile)

  1. (obsolete) Hard to work with; stubborn.
  2. (obsolete) Difficult.

Translations


French

Etymology

Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /difisil/

Adjective

difficile m, f (plural difficiles)

  1. difficult

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Antonyms

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /difˈfi.tsi.le/

Adjective

difficile (comparative plus difficile, superlative le plus difficile)

  1. difficult

Antonyms


Italian

Etymology

From Latin difficilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /difˈfitʃile/

Adjective

difficile m, f (masculine and feminine plural difficili)

  1. difficult

Antonyms

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Latin

Etymology 1

From difficilis (difficult, troublesome) + .

Pronunciation

Adverb

difficilē (comparable difficilius, superlative difficilissimē)

  1. with difficulty
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

Inflected form of difficilis (difficult, troublesome).

Pronunciation

Adjective

difficile

  1. nominative neuter singular of difficilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of difficilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of difficilis
  4. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet

References


Middle French

Adjective

difficile m, f (plural difficiles)

  1. difficult

Norman

Etymology

From Old French difficile, from Latin difficilis.

Adjective

difficile m, f

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) difficult

Derived terms


Old French

Alternative forms

  • difficil (masculine oblique singular)

Adjective

difficile m (oblique and nominative feminine singular difficile)

  1. difficult

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