facility

fa·cil·i·ty

noun \fə-ˈsi-lə-tē\

plural fa·cil·i·ties

Definition of FACILITY

1

: the quality of being easily performed

2

: ease in performance : aptitude

3

: readiness of compliance

4

a (1) : something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier —usually used in plural <facilities for study> (2) : lavatory 2 —often used in plural

b : something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose

Examples of FACILITY

1. The facilities are at the end of the corridor.
2. He had a great facility for writing.
3. He had great facility with words.
4. She handled the crisis with facility.

First Known Use of FACILITY

1531

Related to FACILITY

Synonyms

complex, establishment, installation

Related Words

building, edifice; institute, institution; business, company, concern, outfit

Rhymes with FACILITY

ability, agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility

fa·cil·i·ty

noun \fə-ˈsil-ət-ē\   (Medical Dictionary)

plural fa·cil·i·ties

Medical Definition of FACILITY

1

: the quality of being easily performed

2

: ease in performance : aptitude

3

: something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose