facility
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
Noun 4 meanings
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
“Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.”
A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
“The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.”
Etymology
From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty.
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FACILITY at a glance
FACILITY has 8 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + C 3 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,428 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with facility
All rhymes- CITY9
- UNIVERSITY16
- COMMUNITY18
- SECURITY13
- QUALITY19
- ABILITY12
- OPPORTUNITY18
- MAJORITY20
- REALITY10
- ACTIVITY16
- AUTHORITY15
- RESPONSIBILITY21
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