facility
- 01 B1 Intermediate
the buildings, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose.
the physical infrastructure, equipment, or services provided to facilitate a specific activity or public need.
Simple“The hotel has excellent leisure facilities, including a gym and a heated swimming pool.”
In context“The local council invested heavily in upgrading the town's recycling facilities to meet new environmental standards.”
PitfallThe facility of the hotel is good. The facilities at the hotel are good.When referring to amenities like pools or gyms, use the plural form 'facilities'.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
a building or place that is designed for a specific job or activity.
a discrete building, complex, or site designed for a specific institutional, industrial, or military function.
Simple“The company is building a new research facility just outside the city.”
In context“The high-security facility was designed to house sensitive data servers while maintaining a minimal carbon footprint.”
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
a natural ability to do something easily and well.
an aptitude or skill that allows for the effortless performance of a task.
Simple“She has an amazing facility for learning new languages in just a few months.”
In context“His remarkable facility with mathematics allowed him to solve the complex equations while his peers were still reading the prompt.”
UsageOften followed by the preposition 'for'.
Antonymsdifficultyclumsiness - 04 C1 Advanced
an arrangement with a bank that allows a person or company to borrow money.
a formal arrangement between a financial institution and a client, such as an overdraft or line of credit.
Simple“The bank granted the small business a credit facility to help with their monthly costs.”
In context“The corporation negotiated a multi-currency revolving credit facility to ensure liquidity during the merger process.”
Synonymscredit lineloan arrangement - 05 B2 Upper Intermediate
a polite way to talk about a toilet or bathroom in a public place.
a euphemistic term for a restroom or lavatory, typically used in the plural.
Simple“Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest facilities are?”
In context“The event organizers failed to provide adequate facilities for the thousands of spectators who attended the outdoor concert.”
UsageAlmost always used in the plural form 'facilities'.
Usage facility allow · provide facility · require facility
“A 2025 study of 97,276 births recorded between 2013 and 2018 across 10 major public health facilities found that 4,873, or 5.1 percent, resulted in stillbirths, an overall rate of 51.3 per 1,000 births.”
“Wildberries facilities have been hit more than 20 times over the past month.”
From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.