Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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 wide range of facilities is available at the sports center, including a weight room and saunas.

    Einrichtung, Vorrichtung, Anlage

    обору́дованиеoborúdovanije, приспособле́нияprisposoblénija, аппарату́раapparatúra

    обла́днанняobládnannja, апарату́раaparatúra, інфраструкту́раinfrastruktúra

  2. (countable, uncountable)A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.

    Anlage, Einrichtung, Komplex

    заведе́ниеzavedénije, помеще́ниеpomeščénije

    примі́щенняprymíščennja

  3. (countable, uncountable)The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.

    Leichtigkeit, Mühelosigkeit

    лёгкостьljóxkostʹ, простота́prostotá

    ле́гкістьléhkistʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.

    The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.

    Leichtigkeit, Fertigkeit, Geschicklichkeit

    ги́бкостьgíbkostʹ, ло́вкостьlóvkostʹ, уме́ниеuménije

    умі́нняumínnja

  5. (Canada, US, countable, in the plural, uncountable)A toilet.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.

  7. (countable, dated, uncountable)Affability.

More definitions
  • a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you
  • something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
  • a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
  • a natural effortlessness

Examples

125 sentences
  1. If you join this club, you will be entitled to use all of its facilities.

    Якщо ти вступиш до цього клубу, матимеш право використовувати все його обладнання. — deniko

  2. Our university has excellent sports facilities.

    ruНаш университет располагает отличной спортивной базой. — odexed

    deAn unserer Universität gibt es hervorragende Sporteinrichtungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Our town has excellent sports facilities.

    deIn unserer Stadt gibt es hervorragende Sporteinrichtungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Any member can make use of these facilities.

  5. Welcome to our facility.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
physical means or contrivance for doing something:
building or campus:
fact of being easy:
dexterity, skill:
Русский
By meaning 4
physical means or contrivance for doing something:
building or campus:
fact of being easy:
dexterity, skill:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
physical means or contrivance for doing something:
building or campus:
fact of being easy:
dexterity, skill:

Origin

From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās

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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Forms

plural: facilities
Singularfacility
Pluralfacilities

regular

Synonyms

29 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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