facility
Americannoun
plural
facilities-
Often facilities
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something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service.
transportation facilities;
educational facilities;
a new research facility.
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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.
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readiness or ease due to skill, aptitude, or practice; dexterity.
to compose with great facility.
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ready compliance.
Her facility in organizing and directing made her an excellent supervisor.
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an easy-flowing manner.
facility of style.
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the quality of being easily or conveniently done or performed.
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Informal. Often facilities a restroom, especially one for use by the public, as in a theater or restaurant.
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freedom from difficulty, controversy, misunderstanding, etc..
facility of understanding.
noun
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ease of action or performance; freedom from difficulty
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ready skill or ease deriving from practice or familiarity
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(often plural) the means or equipment facilitating the performance of an action
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rare easy-going disposition
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military an organization or building offering supporting capability
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(usually plural) a euphemistic word for lavatory
Other Word Forms
- nonfacility noun
- overfacility noun
Etymology
Origin of facility
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English facilite, from Middle French or directly from Latin facilitās; facile, -ity
Example Sentences
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Four staff were wounded at Dubai airport as a concourse sustained "minor damage", the facility's governing body said.
From Barron's
Critics are already asking what the goals are, particularly given the supposed destruction of Tehran's nuclear facilities months ago.
From Barron's
So far, oil facilities have not been directly targeted.
From Barron's
So far, oil facilities have not been directly targeted.
From Barron's
Shipments from the facility recently climbed to about three million barrels a day, close to three times January levels.
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