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facility

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //fəˈsɪɫɪti// UK //fəsˈɪlɪti// fa·cil·i·ty Archaic General-service

n. a place, building, or piece of equipment built for a specific purpose. It can also mean a natural ability to do something well and easily.

n. a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose. In a secondary sense, refers to a natural aptitude or ease in performing a specific task.


SIMPLE

The new sports facility includes a swimming pool.

CONTEXTUAL

The city invested in a modern recycling facility to handle the growing amount of plastic waste from local households.

COMPLEX

While the research facility offers state-of-the-art equipment, it is the lead scientist's facility for complex data analysis that truly drives the project's success.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty.

Usage

Often used in the plural ('facilities') when referring to toilets or general amenities. When meaning 'aptitude', it is usually followed by the preposition 'for'.

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