Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facilities

/fəˈsɪlɪdiz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: fa-cil-i-ties
IPA: /fəˈsɪlɪdiz/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of facility

noun

Synonym of facility in certain contexts.

noun

Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.

Example Sentences

"I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door."
"We were in a cell, apparently. It felt more like a dungeon than a prison. There was a pile of straw to one side, apparently to use for sleeping, and there didn’t appear to be any ‘facilities’ besides a bucket by the wall."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈsɪlɪdiz/
British English: /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/

Synonyms

facility in certain contexts toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom

Rhymes With

responsibilities possibilities capabilities disabilities utilities liabilities hostilities abilities vulnerabilities probabilities sensibilities impossibilities

Questions

How do you pronounce facilities?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈsɪlɪdiz/.
What does facilities mean?: plural of facility

How to pronounce facilities

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