Facility meaning

What does “facility” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“facility” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.

facility

noun

  1. a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

    “the assembly plant is an enormous facility”

    Synonymsinstallation
  2. skillful performance or ability without difficulty

    “his quick adeptness was a product of good design”

    “he was famous for his facility as an archer”

  3. a natural effortlessness

    “they conversed with great facility”

    “a happy readiness of conversation”

    Synonymsreadiness
  4. something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service

    “catering facilities”

    “toilet facilities”

  5. a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you

    “a cell phone with internet facility”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University