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 rest room, especially one for use by the public, as in a theater or restaurant.

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

Origin of facility

1375–1425; late Middle English facilite (<Middle French ) <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

Words nearby facility

facile princeps, facilis descensus Averno, facilitate, facilitation, facilitator, facility, facing, facing tool, facio-, faciodigitogenital dysplasia, facioplasty

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for facility

If the rapid response test comes back positive and the PCR test result hasn’t been returned yet, the student would be put into an isolation facility, according to a university spokesperson.
Even the most cautious schools are seeing outbreaks|Sy Mukherjee|September 17, 2020|Fortune
It’s as urgent as getting these manufacturing facilities up.
Top health official says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine|Lena H. Sun|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
The event featured maskless supporters standing shoulder-to-shoulder inside the industrial facility.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
It says 495 of the hospitals and other facilities participating in the survey earned a top score of 100 on their LGBTQ-related policies and practices.
HRC examines hospital policies, impact of COVID on LGBTQ people|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade

Next up, Corning is trying 5G indoors at some of its own facilities.
Verizon plans to offer indoor 5G networks by year-end|Aaron Pressman|September 16, 2020|Fortune
They put them in key positions within the facility where they can look out for their own.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He watched the pit grow bigger every month, despite the numerous reports he wrote about the facility.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the federal investigation concluded, they authorized him to close the facility.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Health workers at the facility say that is the only way to stay safe because you never know who is carrying the deadly virus.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nurses at the clinic say the facility cannot run a 24-hour shift due to fear of Ebola.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let no one with a facility for untying mental knots think that his gift would be wasted in India!
Things as They Are|Amy Wilson-Carmichael
In Brahms, however, the question does arise of facility of expression versus worthiness of expression.
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond Spalding
Here she received a careful education, early attaining a good knowledge of French, so as to read and speak it with facility.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century|W. H. Davenport Adams
She had passed five years in captivity among the Mexicans in Sonora and had learned to speak Spanish with facility.
The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))|John G. Bourke
Shall it be of ignorance, simplicity, and facility; or of malice and imposture?
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne

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

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

单词	facility
释义	facility [ fuh-sil-i-tee ] / fəˈsɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR facility ON THESAURUS.COM 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 rest room, especially one for use by the public, as in a theater or restaurant. freedom from difficulty, controversy, misunderstanding, etc.: facility of understanding. Origin of facility 1375–1425; late Middle English facilite (<Middle French ) <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 Words nearby facility facile princeps, facilis descensus Averno, facilitate, facilitation, facilitator, facility, facing, facing tool, facio-, faciodigitogenital dysplasia, facioplasty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for facility If the rapid response test comes back positive and the PCR test result hasn’t been returned yet, the student would be put into an isolation facility, according to a university spokesperson. Even the most cautious schools are seeing outbreaks\|Sy Mukherjee\|September 17, 2020\|Fortune It’s as urgent as getting these manufacturing facilities up. Top health official says states need about $6 billion from Congress to distribute coronavirus vaccine\|Lena H. Sun\|September 16, 2020\|Washington Post The event featured maskless supporters standing shoulder-to-shoulder inside the industrial facility. Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump\|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner\|September 16, 2020\|Washington Post It says 495 of the hospitals and other facilities participating in the survey earned a top score of 100 on their LGBTQ-related policies and practices. HRC examines hospital policies, impact of COVID on LGBTQ people\|Lou Chibbaro Jr.\|September 16, 2020\|Washington Blade Next up, Corning is trying 5G indoors at some of its own facilities. Verizon plans to offer indoor 5G networks by year-end\|Aaron Pressman\|September 16, 2020\|Fortune They put them in key positions within the facility where they can look out for their own. The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs\|Seth Ferranti\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He watched the pit grow bigger every month, despite the numerous reports he wrote about the facility. Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.\|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After the federal investigation concluded, they authorized him to close the facility. Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.\|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Health workers at the facility say that is the only way to stay safe because you never know who is carrying the deadly virus. Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program\|Wade C.L. Williams\|November 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Nurses at the clinic say the facility cannot run a 24-hour shift due to fear of Ebola. Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program\|Wade C.L. Williams\|November 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Let no one with a facility for untying mental knots think that his gift would be wasted in India! Things as They Are\|Amy Wilson-Carmichael In Brahms, however, the question does arise of facility of expression versus worthiness of expression. Music: An Art and a Language\|Walter Raymond Spalding Here she received a careful education, early attaining a good knowledge of French, so as to read and speak it with facility. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century\|W. H. Davenport Adams She had passed five years in captivity among the Mexicans in Sonora and had learned to speak Spanish with facility. The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))\|John G. Bourke Shall it be of ignorance, simplicity, and facility; or of malice and imposture? The Essays of Montaigne, Complete\|Michel de Montaigne 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 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 Words related to facility amenity, resource, tool, material, equipment, accommodation, dexterity, bent, adroitness, wit, aptitude, skill, fluency, propensity, spontaneity, competence, tact, poise, proficiency, efficiency
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facility

noun, plural fa·cil·i·ties.

Origin of facility

OTHER WORDS FROM facility

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH facility

Words nearby facility

Example sentences from the Web for facility

British Dictionary definitions for facility

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for facility

Words related to facility