facile vs operant

facile

adj
  • Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily. 

  • Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy. 

  • Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.). 

  • Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.). 

operant

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

noun
  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

  • An operative person or thing. 

How often have the words facile and operant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )