facility, faculty

facility, faculty
These words are loosely interchangeable when used to mean "ability," "skill," and "aptitude": "Henry's facility in handling tools made him a competent mechanic. His faculty for making friends brought him many customers." Facility has an added meaning of something that makes possible an easy or fluent performance or action: "Sue's facility in playing the piano made her a welcome addition to our group." A facility is also a convenience or service: "An additional washroom is a much-needed facility for this office." A faculty is a power or capability of mind or body: "He used every faculty of his mind in wrestling with the problem." Also, faculty refers to a department of learning or collection of teachers: "The faculty of this college is distinguished."

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  • faculty — facility, faculty 1. Facility (from Latin facilis meaning ‘easy’) means ‘ease or ready ability to do something, aptitude’: • Firstborn children have greater verbal facility, and there is evidence that they have more successful relationships with… …   Modern English usage

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