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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

/ ´Úəˈ²õɪ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /

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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú²¹Â·³¦¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â noun plural nonfacilities
  • ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·´Ú²¹Â·³¦¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of facility1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English facilite, from Middle French or directly from Latin ´Ú²¹³¦¾±±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ; facile, -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of facility1

C15: from Latin ´Ú²¹³¦¾±±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ , from facilis easy; see facile
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A report found that the facility went decades without doing criminal background checks on its staff.

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The Seagulls hope to build a new purpose-built stadium for the women's team by 2027-28 and are exploring all scientific research to make facilities the best.

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One of the reasons for Iran to have a strong Hezbollah in Lebanon was to deter any Israeli attack, especially on its nuclear facilities.

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They enjoy a basketball-specific practice facility they share with the men’s team.

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Mexican authorities have rejected the notion that the site was an “extermination camp,†labeling it a training facility.

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