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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

/ əˈɪɪɪ /

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

  • ԴDz·ڲ···ٲ noun plural nonfacilities
  • ··ڲ···ٲ 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 ڲ; facile, -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of facility1

C15: from Latin ڲ , from facilis easy; see facile
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The thousands of claims tell the story of a county government that did little to screen for abusers, allowing a sprawling network of facilities for young people to become hunting grounds for predators.

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Over the last 24 years, Braff has worked at 10 different school districts and youth sports facilities in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, prosecutors said.

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Staff used chemical agents and nonlethal weapons to intervene and attempted to perform lifesaving measures, but Rodriguez was pronounced dead at an outside medical facility, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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The Astronomical Society warns that our cutbacks will outsource talent “to other countries that are increasing their investments in facilities and workforce development.”

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The body is expected to provide full guidance in the summer, but its interim release said trans women should not be permitted to use women's facilities in areas such as hospitals, shops and restaurants.

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