Faculty Definition
făkəl-tē
faculties
noun
faculties
The power to do; ability to perform an action.
Webster's New World
Any natural or specialized power of a living organism; sense.
The faculty of hearing, speech, etc.
Webster's New World
Power or ability to do some particular thing; special aptitude or skill.
A faculty for making friends.
Webster's New World
The teachers and instructors of a school or college, or of one of its divisions, especially those considered permanent, full-time employees.
American Heritage
In Canada, a college or school of a university.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- pedagogues
- foundation
- functionaries
- ABD's. See syn. study at talent.talent
- TA's
- profs
- dons
- literati
- scholars
- masters
- advisers
- monitors
- lecturers
- professors
- professoriate
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Faculty
Noun
Singular:
faculty
Plural:
facultiesOrigin of Faculty
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From Middle English faculte (“power, property”), from Old French faculte, from Latin facultas (“capability, ability, skill, abundance, plenty, stock, goods, properly, Medieval Latin also a body of teachers”), another form of facilitas (“easiness, facility, etc.”), from facul, another form of facilis (“easy, facile”); see facile.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English faculte from Old French from Latin facultās power, ability from facilis easy dhē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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