faculty Meaning & Definition
What Does Faculty Mean?
Faculty is a noun that means The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff. It is also used to mean A division of a university.
Faculty at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈfæk.əl.ti// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | staff, module and mental faculty |
| Plural | faculties |
Faculty Definition (Noun)
- The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
- A division of a university.
She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine.
- : An ability, power, or skill.
He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.
- An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
- A licence to make alterations to a church.
- The members of a profession.
Noun
- An ability, skill, or power, often plural.
He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.
- A power, authority or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
- (Church of England) A licence to make alterations to a church.
Synonyms of Faculty
Faculty synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Faculty
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Faculty in a Sentence
She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine.
He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.
Word Forms & Grammar
faculty (plural faculties)
Origin of Faculty
From Middle English faculte (“power, property”), from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas (“capability, ability, skill, abundance, plenty, stock, goods, property; in Medieval Latin also a body of teachers”), another form of facilitas (“easiness, facility, etc.”), from facul, another form of facilis (“easy, facile”); see facile. Doublet of facility.
Faculty Pronunciation
Faculty is pronounced //ˈfæk.əl.ti// and has 1 syllable.
Common Questions About Faculty
What part of speech is faculty?
Faculty is a noun.
What is another word for faculty?
You can replace faculty with words such as staff, module and mental faculty. See the full list of faculty synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of faculty?
The plural of faculty is faculties.