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facility (s) (noun), facilities (pl)
1. A space or equipment necessary for doing something: The sports facility in Monica's town is quite good because it includes an indoor swimming pool, a sauna, and tennis courts.
2. An establishment set up to fulfill a particular function or to provide a particular service: Normally medical facilities are available in most places so people can go there to see a doctor about their illnesses or injuries.
3. The capability to do or to learn something very skilfully and easily; a natural talent or gift: After practicing the piano for just a week, Mildred showed her facility of playing a variety of musical performances for her teacher and classmates.
An easy way of doing something with skill.
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This entry is located in the following units: fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication (page 12) -ity (page 8)
facility, felicity
facility (fuh SIL i tee) (noun)
1. Something that is built for a specific purpose; such as, a building or large piece of equipment: The resort offers a large facility for various sports.
2. A skill and ease in doing something: Amy has a great facility with words.
felicity (fi LIS i tee) (noun)
Great happiness: Their marital felicity, or bliss, lasted many years.

Emily's cousin worked for a greeting card company because she had a great facility with words. She was often assigned to create cards wishing felicity for many different occasions; such as, weddings, new babies, promotions, etc.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group F; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 1)