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facilities Meaning & Definition

/fəˈsɪlɪtiz/

What Does Facilities Mean?

As a noun, facilities means plural of facility.

Facilities: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/fəˈsɪlɪtiz/
Pluralonly

Facilities Definition (Noun)

  1. plural of facility

Noun

  1. Synonym of facility in certain contexts.
  2. Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.

Noun

  1. The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
  2. Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.

    The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.

  3. 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.

  4. An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
  5. (in the plural) A toilet.
  6. A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
  7. Affability.

Synonyms of Facilities

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Facilities in a Sentence

The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.

Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.

Word Forms & Grammar

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facilities pl (plural only)

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