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   facility

   /fəˈsɪlɪti/

   noun

   • 1. a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose: "cooking facilities" Similar provisionspacemeanssolutionpotentialprerequisiteequipmentamenityresourceserviceadvantageconveniencebenefitestablishmentcentreinstallationplacedepotstationlocationpremisessitepostbasecampinformal:jointoutfitset-up
   • ▪ a special feature of a service or machine, which offers the opportunity to do or benefit from something: "an overdraft facility" Similar possibilityopportunityfeature
   • 2. a natural ability to do or learn something well and easily: "he had a facility for languages" Similar aptitudetalentgiftflairbentskillknackfinessegeniusabilityproficiencycompetencecapabilitypotentialcapacityfacultyexpertiseexpertnessadeptnessprowessmasteryartistrypropensityinclinationnatural abilitysuitabilityfitnessheadmindbraininformal:know-how
   • ▪ absence of difficulty or effort: "the pianist played with great facility" Similar easeeffortlessnessno difficultyno troubleno botherfacilenesssimplicitydeftnessadroitnessdexterityproficiencymastery

   Word Origin early 16th century (denoting the means or unimpeded opportunity for doing something): from French facilité or Latin facilitas, from facilis ‘easy’ (see facile).

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   What does facility mean?

   • Pick the best words! A quiz to (peak/peek/pique) your interest. The meaning of FACILITY is the quality of being easily performed. How to use facility in a sentence.

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   What does facility of style mean?

   • facility of style. the quality of being easily or conveniently done or performed. Often facilities. Informal. a restroom, especially one for use by the public, as in a theater or restaurant. facility of understanding. rare.

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   What does facilite mean in English?

   • Middle English facilite "gentleness," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French facilité "quality of being easily performed," borrowed from Latin facilitāt-, facilitās, from facilis "easy, facile " + -itāt-, -itās -ity 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1 ‘Faculty’ and ‘Facility’: A... “Facility.”

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   What is a great facility?

   • something that serves a specific function: a parking facility; an easy-flowing manner: facility of style; skill, aptitude, or dexterity: He has a great facility with words. felicity – great happiness; bliss; a skillful faculty: Her felicity of expression is delightful.

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   What is the problem with a medical facility?

   • The problem lies in getting patients to a medical facility as soon as possible. A facility is something such as an additional service provided by an organization or an extra feature on a machine which is useful but not essential. It is very useful to have an overdraft facility.

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   A facility is something such as an additional service provided by an organization or an extra feature on a machine which is useful but not essential.

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   The meaning of FACILITY is the quality of being easily performed. How to use facility in a sentence.

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   FACILITY meaning: 1. a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens: 2. the buildings…. Learn more.

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   Facility definition: something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service. See examples of FACILITY used in a sentence.

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   Define facility. facility synonyms, facility pronunciation, facility translation, English dictionary definition of facility. something that serves a specific function: a parking facility; an easy-flowing manner: facility of style; skill, aptitude, or dexterity: He has a great...

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   FACILITY definition: 1. a part of a system or machine that makes it possible to do something: 2. a place where a…. Learn more.

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   Facility is a noun with several different meanings. Often, as in "storage facility," it's a place designed for a specific use, but it can also mean an effortlessness or ease with something. The new stadium is a great facility for showing off Olympic winter sports.