facility

[ fuh-sil-i-tee ]

/ fəˈsɪl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural fa·cil·i·ties.

Often facilities .

something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service: transportation facilities;educational facilities;a new research facility.
something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.: to provide someone with every facility for accomplishing a task;to lack facilities for handling bulk mail.

readiness or ease due to skill, aptitude, or practice; dexterity: to compose with great facility.

ready compliance: Her facility in organizing and directing made her an excellent supervisor.

an easy-flowing manner: facility of style.

the quality of being easily or conveniently done or performed.

Often facilities .Informal. a restroom, especially one for use by the public, as in a theater or restaurant.

freedom from difficulty, controversy, misunderstanding, etc.: facility of understanding.

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Origin of facility

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English facilite, from Middle French or directly from Latin facilitās; see facile, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM facility

non·fa·cil·i·ty, noun, plural non·fa·cil·i·ties.o·ver·fa·cil·i·ty, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH facility

facile, facilitate, facility , felicitate

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How to use facility in a sentence

“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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“The thing [North Korean government] want[s] the most is the non-release of this film,” Schiff said.
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A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
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We must have motif first, then technique to adapt and adjust expression and to develop facility in the active agents.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The object of this practise is to attain facility in manipulating the elements while maintaining the smooth quality of the tone.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for facility

facility

/ (fəˈsɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

ease of action or performance; freedom from difficulty

ready skill or ease deriving from practice or familiarity

(often plural) the means or equipment facilitating the performance of an action

rare easy-going disposition

military an organization or building offering supporting capability

(usually plural) a euphemistic word for lavatory

Word Origin for facility

C15: from Latin facilitās, from facilis easy; see facile

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