facility

fa-cil-i-ty · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A building, service, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.

  2. 2.

    A natural ability to do something easily and well.

  3. 3.

    An additional feature of a service or machine.

Forms

plural: facilities

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    facility management — the professional management of buildings and infrastructure
  • •
    credit facility — an arrangement with a bank allowing borrowing up to a certain limit

Related words

Antonyms: difficulty
See also: ability, building, ease, facilities
Synonyms: building, center, ease, skill

Etymology

From Latin facilitas meaning "easiness, ease, fluency, willingness," from facilis meaning "easy to do," from facere meaning "to do, make." Entered English in the 15th century.