fa·cil·i·ty (f -s l -t )n. pl. fa·cil·i·ties 1. Ease in moving, acting, or doing; aptitude: "an extreme facility in acquiring new dialects" (W.H. Hudson). 2. Readiness to be persuaded; pliability. 3. Something that facilitates an action or process. Often used in the plural. See Synonyms at amenity. 4. Something created to serve a particular function: hospitals and other health care facilities. 5. facilities Informal A restroom. |
facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. ease of action or performance; freedom from difficulty
2. ready skill or ease deriving from practice or familiarity
3. (often plural) the means or equipment facilitating the performance of an action
4. Rare easy-going disposition
5. (Military) Military an organization or building offering supporting capability
6. (usually plural) a euphemistic word for lavatory
[from Latin facilitās, from facilis easy; see facile]
A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following: a building, a structure, a utility system, pavement, and underlying land. See also air facility.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  facility - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"arboretum, botanical garden - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition athletic facility - a facility for athletic events backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping drive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service military installation - any facility servicing military forces power grid, power system, grid - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage source - a facility where something is available station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" water supply, water system, water - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" |
| 2. | facility - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch" | |
| 3. | facility - a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen effortlessness - the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" | |
| 4. | facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, comfort station, convenience - a toilet that is available to the public | |
| 5. | facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility" service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" |
facility
noun
1. (often plural) amenity, means, aid, opportunity, advantage, resource, equipment, provision, convenience, appliance What recreational facilities are now available?
2. opportunity, possibility, convenience The bank will not extend the borrowing facility.
3. ability, skill, talent, gift, craft, efficiency, knack, fluency, proficiency, dexterity, quickness, adroitness, expertness, skilfulness They shared a facility for languages.
4. ease, readiness, fluency, smoothness, effortlessness He had always spoken with facility.
ease pains, difficulty, hardship, awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness
ease pains, difficulty, hardship, awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness
5. establishment Some doctors were working all day in one medical facility, then working night shifts in private hospitals.
Translations
facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ] N
1. (= equipment, place) → instalación f
the hotel's facilities are open to non-residents → las instalaciones del hotel están abiertas a los no residentes
the flat has no cooking facilities → el piso no está equipado para cocinar
recreational facilities → instalaciones fpl recreativas
sports facilities → instalaciones fpl deportivas
the hotel's facilities are open to non-residents → las instalaciones del hotel están abiertas a los no residentes
the flat has no cooking facilities → el piso no está equipado para cocinar
recreational facilities → instalaciones fpl recreativas
sports facilities → instalaciones fpl deportivas
2. (= service, provision) → servicio m
the main facility is the library → el servicio principal es la biblioteca
the company offers day-care facilities for children → la empresa ofrece un servicio de guardería para los niños
toilet facilities → servicios mpl, aseos mpl
transport facilities → servicios mpl de transporte
the main facility is the library → el servicio principal es la biblioteca
the company offers day-care facilities for children → la empresa ofrece un servicio de guardería para los niños
toilet facilities → servicios mpl, aseos mpl
transport facilities → servicios mpl de transporte
3. (Fin) credit facilities → facilidades fpl (de pago), crédito m
overdraft facility → crédito m al descubierto
overdraft facility → crédito m al descubierto
4. (= function) → función f
the oven has an automatic timing facility → el horno dispone de una función de reloj automático
the watch has a stopwatch facility → el reloj también posee la función de cronómetro
there's a facility for storing data → dispone de un servicio de almacenamiento de datos
the oven has an automatic timing facility → el horno dispone de una función de reloj automático
the watch has a stopwatch facility → el reloj también posee la función de cronómetro
there's a facility for storing data → dispone de un servicio de almacenamiento de datos
5. (= centre) → centro m
a state facility for women prisoners → un centro penitenciario estatal para mujeres
a medical facility → un centro médico, un punto de asistencia médica
a nuclear facility → un complejo nuclear
a state facility for women prisoners → un centro penitenciario estatal para mujeres
a medical facility → un centro médico, un punto de asistencia médica
a nuclear facility → un complejo nuclear
6. (= talent, ease) → facilidad f
he had a facility for languages → tenía facilidad para los idiomas, se le daban bien los idiomas
he writes with great facility → escribe con gran facilidad
he had a facility for languages → tenía facilidad para los idiomas, se le daban bien los idiomas
he writes with great facility → escribe con gran facilidad
7. (= ability) → habilidad f, facultad f; (= capacity) → capacidad f
humans have lost the facility to use their sense of smell → los humanos han perdido la habilidad or la facultad de utilizar el olfato
the new model has the facility to reproduce speech → el nuevo modelo tiene la capacidad de or es capaz de reproducir el habla
humans have lost the facility to use their sense of smell → los humanos han perdido la habilidad or la facultad de utilizar el olfato
the new model has the facility to reproduce speech → el nuevo modelo tiene la capacidad de or es capaz de reproducir el habla
facility [fəˈsɪlɪti]
n
(= feature) [system, machine] → fonction f
This system has an electronic mail facility → Ce système a une fonction de courrier électronique.
This system has an electronic mail facility → Ce système a une fonction de courrier électronique.
(= service) → service m
an overdraft facility → une autorisation de découvert
credit facilities → facilités fpl de paiement
an overdraft facility → une autorisation de découvert
credit facilities → facilités fpl de paiement
(= means of doing sth) → possibilité f
to offer the facility to do sth → offrir la possibilité de faire qch
We offer the facility to pay in instalments → Nous offrons la possibilité de payer par versements.
to offer the facility to do sth → offrir la possibilité de faire qch
We offer the facility to pay in instalments → Nous offrons la possibilité de payer par versements.
(= buildings and equipment) a medical facility → un établissement médical
a nuclear facility → une installation nucléaire
sports facilities → équipements mpl sportifs
nursery facilities → garderie f
cooking facilities
She had no cooking facilities in her room → Elle n'avait pas la possibilité de faire sa cuisine dans sa chambre.
warehouse facilities → entrepôts mpl
The factory has no warehouse facilities → L'usine ne dispose pas d'entrepôts.
storage facility
Their furniture is in a lockup storage facility → Leur meubles sont entreposés dans un garde-meuble.
a nuclear facility → une installation nucléaire
sports facilities → équipements mpl sportifs
nursery facilities → garderie f
cooking facilities
She had no cooking facilities in her room → Elle n'avait pas la possibilité de faire sa cuisine dans sa chambre.
warehouse facilities → entrepôts mpl
The factory has no warehouse facilities → L'usine ne dispose pas d'entrepôts.
storage facility
Their furniture is in a lockup storage facility → Leur meubles sont entreposés dans un garde-meuble.
facility
n
→ Einrichtung f; to give somebody every facility → jdm jede Möglichkeit bieten; you will have every facility for study → es wird Ihnen alles zur Verfügung stehen, was Sie zum Studium brauchen; we have no facility or facilities for disposing of toxic waste → wir haben keine Möglichkeit zur Beseitigung von Giftmüll; a computer with the facility to reproduce text → ein Computer, der Text wiedergeben kann; a large hotel with all facilities → ein großes Hotel mit allem Komfort; facilities for the disabled → Einrichtungen pl → für Behinderte; cooking facilities → Kochgelegenheit f; toilet facilities → Toiletten pl
no pl (= ease) → Leichtigkeit f; (= dexterity) → Gewandtheit f; he has a great facility for languages/maths → Sprachen fallen/Mathematik fällt ihm sehr leicht
facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ] n
facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ] n
b. facilities npl (gen) → servizi mpl; (educational, leisure) → attrezzature fpl; (transport) → mezzi mpl
credit facilities → facilitazioni fpl di credito
credit facilities → facilitazioni fpl di credito
facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ] n
b. facilities npl (gen) → servizi mpl; (educational, leisure) → attrezzature fpl; (transport) → mezzi mpl
credit facilities → facilitazioni fpl di credito
credit facilities → facilitazioni fpl di credito
n facility [fəˈsiləti]
1 ease or quickness She showed great facility in learning languages. gemak, vernuf سُهولَه وسُرْعَه лекота lehkost, dovednost anlæg die Leichtigkeit ευκολία, άνεση facilidad kergus سهولت nopeus facilité קַלוּת सुगमता, सरल, सहज lakoća, spretnost könnyedség kecepatan færni, snerpa facilità 容易さ 재능 lengvumas spējas kecepatan talent letthet, ferdighet, anlegg (for) łatwość facilidade uşurinţă лёгкость ľahkosť lahkota lakoća lätthet, ledighet, flinkhet ความคล่องแคล่ว yatkınlık 敏捷；容易 легкість, зручність سہولت khả năng học hoặc làm việc gì dễ dàng 敏捷；容易
2 a skill He has a great facility for always being right. vaardigheid, behendigheid سَلاسَه، مَهارَه умение dovednost evne; talent die Gewandtheit ευχέρεια, ικανότητα facilidad oskus مهارت taito aisance כִּשָרוֹן दक्षता, निपुणता, कौशल sposobnost, lakoća képesség keahlian færni abilità 才能 솜씨 sugebėjimas izveicība kebolehan talent evne, dyktighet zdolność facilidade/condão îndemânare способность vynachádzavosť sposobnost veština färdighet ความสามารถ yetenek 技巧 уміння; вправність قابلیت kỹ năng; sự khéo léo 熟练
n pl
faˈcilities the means to do something There are facilities for cooking. gerief, fasiliteit تَسْهيلات приспособления vybavení udstyr; anlæg die Einrichtung ανέσεις (πληθ.) instalaciones vahendid وسایل؛ امکانات valmiudet installations מִתקָנִים सुविधा sredstva, oprema, uređaji lehetőség(ek) sarana aðstaða attrezzature*, mezzi 設備 시설 įrenginiai iespējas; izdevība kemudahan gelegenheden utstyr, hjelpemidler, innretninger środki, możliwość possibilidades/meios condiţii; ustensile, accesorii приспособления vybavenie, zariadenie; možnosti naprave sredstvo möjlighet[] สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก gereçler, araçlar 設備 обладнання; засоби سہولت ، انتظام những tiện nghi 设备
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