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View usage for: (fəsɪlɪti) Word forms: plural facilities1. countable noun [usually plural]Facilities are buildings, pieces of equipment, or services that are provided for a particularpurpose. What recreational facilities are now available? The problem lies in getting patients to a medical facility as soon as possible. Synonyms: amenity, means, aid, opportunity More Synonyms of facility 2. countable noun [oft noun NOUN, NOUN to-infinitive]A facility is something such as an additional service provided by an organization or an extra feature on a machine which is useful but not essential. It is very useful to have an overdraft facility. One of the new models has the facility to reproduce speech as well as text. 3. countable noun [usually singular, usu N for n, NOUN to-infinitive]If you have a facility for something, for example learning a language, you find it easy to do. He and Marcia shared a facility for languages. Smell is a very basic sense but humans have lost much of the facility to use it properly. Synonyms: ability, skill, talent, gift More Synonyms of facility More Synonyms of facility facility in British English (fəˈsɪlɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. 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 Word origin C15: from Latin facilitās, from facilis easy; see facilefacility in American English (fəˈsɪləti) nounWord forms: plural faˈcilities1. ease of doing or making; absence of difficulty 2. a ready ability; skill; dexterity; fluency 3. [usually pl.] the means by which something can be done poor transportation facilities 4. a building, special room, etc. that facilitates or makes possible some activity a new facility for outpatient treatment 5. Rare a tendency to be easygoing, yielding, etc. Word origin ME & OFr facilite < L facilitas, easiness < facilis, facile Examples of 'facility' in a sentencefacility In other languagesfacility British English: facility NOUN Facilities are buildings, pieces of equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose. What recreational facilities are now available? - American English: facility
- Brazilian Portuguese: facilidade
- Chinese: 设施
- European Spanish: instalación
- French: équipement
- German: Einrichtung
- Italian: struttura
- Japanese: 施設
- Korean: 시설
- European Portuguese: recursos
- Latin American Spanish: instalación
All related terms of 'facility'Chinese translation of 'facility' n (c) - (= feature)
设(設)施 (shèshī) - (= service)
设(設)施 (shèshī) (种(種), zhǒng) to have a facility for sth (= skill, aptitude) 有做某事的天分 (yǒu zuò mǒushì de tiānfèn)
Definition the means or equipment needed for an activity What recreational facilities are now available? Synonyms means aid opportunity equipment provision convenience appliance The bank will not extend the borrowing facility. Definition the ability to do things easily and well They shared a facility for languages. Synonyms fluency quickness expertness skilfulness Definition skill or ease He had always spoken with facility. Synonyms Opposites pains , difficulty , hardship , awkwardness , clumsiness , ineptness , maladroitness Some doctors were working all day in one medical facility, then working night shifts in private hospitals. Additional synonymsHe governed with an adroitness that earned him the nickname `old fox'. Synonyms skill, ability, craft, expertise, cunning, mastery, knack, ingenuity, proficiency, dexterity, cleverness, deftness, nimbleness, aptness, artfulness, adeptness, quick-wittedness, ingeniousness, masterfulness, ableness, skilfulness, addressDefinition benefit or profit A good crowd will be a definite advantage to the team. Synonyms benefit, use, start, help, service, aid, profit, favour, asset, assistance, blessing, utility, boon, ace in the hole, ace up your sleeve, convenience, availDefinition an object that is useful The chalets have all the modern conveniences. Synonyms appliance, facility, comfort, amenity, labour-saving device, help |