faculty

[ fak-uhl-tee ]
/ ˈfæk əl ti /
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noun, plural fac·ul·ties.

Origin of faculty

1350–1400; Middle English faculte < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin facultāt- (stem of facultās) ability, power, equivalent to facil(is) easy (see facile) + -tāt- -ty2; cf. facility

synonym study for faculty

1. See ability.

OTHER WORDS FROM faculty

in·ter·fac·ul·ty, noun, plural in·ter·fac·ul·ties, adjective pro·fac·ul·ty, adjective un·der·fac·ul·ty, noun, plural un·der·fac·ul·ties.

Words nearby faculty

facultative, facultative anaerobe, facultative apomict, facultative hyperopia, facultative parasite, faculty, faculty of advocates, fad, fadden, faddish, faddist

Words related to faculties

institute, department, university, personnel, staff, dexterity, bent, adroitness, facility, intelligence, peculiarity, aptitude, sense, cleverness, quality, strength, capacity, genius, propensity, pistol

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British Dictionary definitions for faculties

faculty
/ (ˈfækəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

one of the inherent powers of the mind or body, such as reason, memory, sight, or hearing
any ability or power, whether acquired or inherent
a conferred power or right
  1. a department within a university or college devoted to a particular branch of knowledge
  2. the staff of such a department
  3. mainly US and Canadian all the teaching staff at a university, college, school, etc
all members of a learned profession
archaic occupation

Word Origin for faculty

C14 (in the sense: department of learning): from Latin facultās capability; related to Latin facilis easy

Medical definitions for faculties

faculty
[ făk′əl-tē ]

n.

A natural or specialized power of a living organism.