facility (fəˈsɪlɪtɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
C15: from Latin facilitās , from facilis easy; see facileSynonyms
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amenity,
means,
aid,
opportunity,
advantage,
resource,
equipment,
provision,
convenience,
appliance,
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ability,
skill,
talent,
gift,
craft,
efficiency,
knack,
fluency,
proficiency,
dexterity,
quickness,
adroitness,
expertness,
skilfulness,
Usage examples
Part of the design specs for a facility to which the architect had forgotten to add soul.
, The Touch of Innocents (1994)Login Advertisment Contact Agents Use this facility to request further information on all the properties featured in your shortlist.
Country Life (2004)GMAC also has a lending facility , GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank (Ireland), in the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin.
Irish Times (2002)The plan is likely to involve the US upgrading the radar facility at Fylingdales, North Yorkshire.
Glasgow Herald (2001)On any given day, the Oakland facility , which was designed to handle eight thousand orders, was getting just three hundred or four hundred.
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