faculty's

fac·ul·ty

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fak-uh l-tee]
- /ˈfæk əl ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fak-uh l-tee]
- /ˈfæk əl ti/

Definitions of faculty's word

noun plural faculty's an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. 1
noun plural faculty's one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. 1
noun plural faculty's an inherent capability of the body: the faculties of sight and hearing. 1
noun plural faculty's exceptional ability or aptitude: a president with a faculty for management. 1
noun plural faculty's Education. the entire teaching and administrative force of a university, college, or school. one of the departments of learning, as theology, medicine, or law, in a university. the teaching body, sometimes with the students, in any of these departments. 1
noun plural faculty's the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty. 1

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Origin of faculty's

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Faculty's

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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faculty's popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".