| Main Entry: |
faculty |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
ability, skill |
Synonyms: |
adroitness,
aptitude, aptness,
bent,
capability,
capacity, cleverness,
dexterity,
facility,
flair,
forte,
genius,
gift,
instinct,
intelligence,
knack, knowing way around, leaning,
nose*, peculiarity,
penchant, pistol,
power,
predilection,
proclivity,
propensity,
property,
quality,
readiness,
reason, right stuff,
sense,
strength,
talent,
turn, what it takes, wits
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| Notes: |
a facility is a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry or a skillful performance or ability without difficulty; faculty is one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind or the body of teachers and administrators at a school |
Antonyms: |
inability, incompetence, ineptness, lack, need
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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