facility
fa·ci·lity
noun
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
- “the assembly plant is an enormous 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”
- “they conversed with great facility”
- “a happy readiness of conversation” -Jane Austen
services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose
- “catering facilities”
- “toilet facilities”
a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you
- “a cell phone with internet facility”
Origin
From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty.
Phrases
- correctional facility
- dining facility
- facility maintenance
- facility management
- facility time
- facility trip
- materials recovery facility
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