facility — a building or place that provides a particular service or activity
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a building or place that provides a particular service or activity
Pronunciation (IPA): /fəˈsɪləti/
Example Sentences
- The school's new cafeteria facility serves pizza every Friday, causing a student stampede.
- He showed remarkable facility in solving math problems.
- The company built a new manufacturing facility in Korea.
facility
NOUN[/fəˈsɪləti/]
a building or place that provides a particular service or activity
She stepped inside the facility — and realized for the first time what was actually possible.
A FACILITY exists to FACILITATE — that's the whole point of building it. (FACIL (easy, make easy))
The facility built the ability — and the ability became agility.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'facilitas' meaning 'easiness' or 'readiness', derived from 'facilis' meaning 'easy', which comes from 'facere' meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
Breakdown
facil- (easy, from Latin facere 'to do/make') + -ity (noun suffix indicating a state or quality) = facility
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The school's new cafeteria facility serves pizza every Friday, causing a student stampede.”
“He showed remarkable facility in solving math problems.”
“The company built a new manufacturing facility in Korea.”
“My grandmother has an amazing facility for remembering everyone's birthday but forgets where she put her glasses.”
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