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facility

[ fuh-sil-i-tee ]

noun

plural facilities.
  1. Often facilities.
    1. something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service:

      transportation facilities;

      educational facilities;

      a new research facility.

    2. 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.

  2. readiness or ease due to skill, aptitude, or practice; dexterity:

    to compose with great facility.

  3. ready compliance:

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

  4. an easy-flowing manner:

    facility of style.

  5. the quality of being easily or conveniently done or performed.
  6. Often facilities. Informal. a restroom, especially one for use by the public, as in a theater or restaurant.
  7. freedom from difficulty, controversy, misunderstanding, etc.:

    facility of understanding.



facility

/ fəˈsɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. ease of action or performance; freedom from difficulty
  2. ready skill or ease deriving from practice or familiarity
  3. often plural the means or equipment facilitating the performance of an action
  4. rare.
    easy-going disposition
  5. military an organization or building offering supporting capability
  6. usually plural a euphemistic word for lavatory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • non·fa·cil·i·ty noun plural nonfacilities
  • o·ver·fa·cil·i·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of facility1

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

Origin of facility1

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

Examples have not been reviewed.

They begin their strength training around 9 a.m. together, but Still knows Mack gets to the facility earlier in the training room.

Just two months later, Cambodia’s prime minister opened new China-funded facilities at his country’s Ream Naval Base, giving Beijing’s warships preferential access to a strategic port adjacent to the South China Sea.

From Salon

Russell’s powerful, at times operatic, vocals and energetic stage presence proved the perfect foil for Ron’s distinctly quirky mien and adroit facility with words and keys.

“Multiple incidents have occurred where the safety and security of the facility have been compromised without resolution due to the failing camera system,” Parks wrote in a budget memo submitted this spring.

Mr Ammar adds that the few remaining health facilities are overwhelmed.

From BBC

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