What does "facility" mean?

The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.

What is a synonym for "facility"?

Common synonyms include: adeptness, abandon, ability, ability, ableness, accommodation.

//fəˈsɪlɪti// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. countable, uncountable
"Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour."
2
a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you wordnet
3
A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation. countable, uncountable
4
something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service wordnet
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The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity. countable, uncountable
"Clytomachus affirmed, that he could never understand by the writings of Carneades, what opinion he was of. Why hath Epicurus interdicted facility unto his Sectaries?"

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6
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry wordnet
7
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent. countable, uncountable
"The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled."
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a natural effortlessness wordnet
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Clipping of credit facility. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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skillful performance or ability without difficulty wordnet
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A toilet. Canada, US, countable, in-plural, uncountable
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A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest. countable, uncountable
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Affability. countable, dated, uncountable