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facility
[ fuh-sil-i-tee ]
/ fəˈsɪl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural fa·cil·i·ties.
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Origin of facility
OTHER WORDS FROM facility
non·fa·cil·i·ty, noun, plural non·fa·cil·i·ties.o·ver·fa·cil·i·ty, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH facility
facile, facilitate, facility , felicitateWords nearby facility
facilitate, facilitated, facilitating, facilitation, facilitator, facility, facing, facing tool, façon, faconne, F.A.C.P.
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How to use facility in a sentence
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
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