English noun: facility | |||
1. | facility (artifact) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | ||
Samples | The assembly plant is an enormous facility. | ||
Synonyms | installation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airfield, arboretum, assembly, athletic facility, backroom, botanical garden, cafeteria facility, communication equipment, communication system, course, deposit, depositary, depository, drive-in, field, flying field, forum, gas system, grid, landing field, meeting place, menagerie, military installation, power grid, power system, range, recreation facility, recreational facility, repository, sewage system, sewage works, sewer system, source, station, transit, transportation, transportation system, utility, water, water supply, water system, zoo, zoological garden | ||
2. | facility (cognition) skillful performance or ability without difficulty | ||
Samples | His quick adeptness was a product of good design. He was famous for his facility as an archer. | ||
Synonyms | adeptness, adroitness, deftness, quickness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skillfulness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight, touch | ||
3. | facility (attribute) a natural effortlessness | ||
Samples | They conversed with great facility. A happy readiness of conversation. | ||
Synonyms | readiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effortlessness | ||
4. | facility (act) something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service | ||
Samples | Catering facilities. Toilet facilities. Educational facilities. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | comfort station, convenience, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room | ||
5. | facility (act) a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you | ||
Samples | A cell phone with internet facility. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | service | ||