Definitions for FACILITY
fəˈsɪl ɪ tifa·cil·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.4 / 5 votes

1. facility, installationnoun

   a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

   "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"

2. adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quicknessnoun

   skillful performance or ability without difficulty

   "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

3. facility, readinessnoun

   a natural effortlessness

   "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

4. facilitynoun

   something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service

   "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities"

5. facilitynoun

   a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you

   "a cell phone with internet facility"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. facilitynoun

   The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.

2. facilitynoun

   Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.

   The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.

3. facilitynoun

   The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.

   Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.

4. facilitynoun

   A toilet.

5. Etymology: From facilité, and its source, facilitas.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Facilitynoun

   Etymology: facilitè, French; facilitas, Latin.

   1. Easiness to be performed; freedom from difficulty.

   Yet reason faith, reason should have ability
   To hold these worldly things in such proportion,
   As let them come or go with even facility. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Piety could not be diverted from this to a more commodious business by any motives of profit or facility. Walter Raleigh.

   A war upon the Turks is more worthy than upon any other Gentiles, both in point of religion and in point of honour; though facility and hope of success might invite some other choice. Francis Bacon, holy War.

   2. Readiness in performing; dexterity.

   They who have studied have not only learned many excellent things, but also have acquired a great facility of profiting themselves by reading good authors. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   The facility which we get of doing things, by a custom of doing, makes them often pass in us without our notice. John Locke.

   3. Vitious ductility; easiness to be persuaded to good or bad; to ready compliance.

   Facility is worse than bribery; for bribes come now and then: but if importunity or idle respects lead a man, he shall never be without. Francis Bacon, Essay 11.

   ’Tis a great error to take facility for good-nature; tenderness, without discretion, is no better than a more pardonable folly. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 30.

   4. Easiness of access; complaisance; condescension; affability.

   He opens and yields himself to the man of business with difficulty and reluctancy; but offers himself to the visits of a friend with facility, and all the meeting readiness of appetite and desire. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. facility

   A facility is a place, often a building or structure, designed or used for a particular activity, function, or service. This can include institutions like schools or hospitals, commercial or industrial structures like factories or power plants, or even recreational places like sports stadiums or parks. Additionally, a facility can also refer to a resource, service, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Facilitynoun

   the quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation

2. Facilitynoun

   ease in performance; readiness proceeding from skill or use; dexterity; as, practice gives a wonderful facility in executing works of art

3. Facilitynoun

   easiness to be persuaded; readiness or compliance; -- usually in a bad sense; pliancy

4. Facilitynoun

   easiness of access; complaisance; affability

5. Facilitynoun

   that which promotes the ease of any action or course of conduct; advantage; aid; assistance; -- usually in the plural; as, special facilities for study

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. facility

   A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following: a building, a structure, a utility system, pavement, and underlying land. See also air facility.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. facility

   A type of property created and designed for a specific purpose.

   They did sit together and start to forward plan their wedding together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 28, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Effortlessness
   • Service
   • Skillfulness

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FACILITY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4174

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FACILITY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4004

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FACILITY' in Nouns Frequency: #461

How to pronounce FACILITY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say FACILITY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FACILITY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FACILITY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FACILITY in a Sentence

1. Stephanie Kight:

   We don't want to militarize our health centers, we're trying to take a common sense approach to our security and not turn every single facility into a fortress.

2. Steve Grobman:

   We shouldn’t look at the size of the particular body of water, dam or power distribution facility, this is as a good example of how critical infrastructure is vulnerable to various actors.

3. Jeffrey Duchin:

   At this point we do not have widespread community-wide transmission locally. We have transmission that's associated with an outbreak at this long-term care facility.

4. The British government spokesman:

   The (British) government has regularly raised Mr. Aamer's case with the U.S. authorities and we support President Obama's commitment to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, in terms of next steps, we understand that the U.S. government has notified Congress of this decision and once that notice period has been concluded, Mr. Aamer will be returned to the UK.

5. Debbie Berkowitz:

   Hiding data from workers in the facility and the community seems all about putting the company's own public relations profile above the lives and health of workers and the community. It's about deflecting responsibility for the spread in the workplace.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FACILITY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Facility
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FACILITY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FACILITY
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf