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class='vi-before' aria-label='example sentence:'>//The facilities are at the end of the corridor.
  • //He had a great facility for writing.
  • //He had great facility with words.
  • //She handled the crisis with facility.
    • First Known Use
    1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Middle English facilite "gentleness," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French facilité "quality of being easily performed," borrowed from Latin facilitāt-, facilitās, from facilis "easy, facile" + -itāt-, -itās -ity
    facility
    noun

    Synonyms

    ad​ju​vant
    adjective
    ad·​ju·​vant
    ˈa-jə-vənt

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • serving to aid or contribute auxiliary
    • enhancing the effectiveness of medical treatment //Retinoids also seem to be useful as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of psoriasis, and they may induce regression of premalignant lesions, including actinic keratoses. — Robert S. Stern
      specifically of, relating to, or being treatment administered following primary cancer treatment to enhance the outcome of primary treatment //adjuvant chemotherapy following surgery //… women who choose this extensive surgery live no longer than women who choose lumpectomy (with or without adjuvant radiation) and frequent check-ups — Susan S. Weed
      — compare neoadjuvant
    noun

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • one that helps or facilitates: such as
      an ingredient (as in a prescription or a solution) that modifies the action of the principal ingredient
      something (such as a drug or method) that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment //used chemotherapy as an adjuvant to surgery
      a substance (such as one added to a vaccine) enhancing the immune response to an antigen
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1583, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Adjective
    borrowed from Latin adjuvant-, adjuvans, present participle of adjuvāre "to help, aid, facilitate" — more at aid entry 1
    Noun
    borrowed from Medieval Latin adjuvant-, adjuvans, going back to Latin, present participle of adjuvāre "to help, aid, facilitate" — more at aid entry 1
    adjuvant
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    First Known Use
    1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Middle English facilite "gentleness," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French facilité "quality of being easily performed," borrowed from Latin facilitāt-, facilitās, from facilis "easy, facile" + -itāt-, -itās -ity
    facility
    noun

    Synonyms

    ad​ju​vant
    adjective
    ad·​ju·​vant
    ˈa-jə-vənt

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • serving to aid or contribute auxiliary
    • enhancing the effectiveness of medical treatment //Retinoids also seem to be useful as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of psoriasis, and they may induce regression of premalignant lesions, including actinic keratoses. — Robert S. Stern
      specifically of, relating to, or being treatment administered following primary cancer treatment to enhance the outcome of primary treatment //adjuvant chemotherapy following surgery //… women who choose this extensive surgery live no longer than women who choose lumpectomy (with or without adjuvant radiation) and frequent check-ups — Susan S. Weed
      — compare neoadjuvant
    noun

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • one that helps or facilitates: such as
      an ingredient (as in a prescription or a solution) that modifies the action of the principal ingredient
      something (such as a drug or method) that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment //used chemotherapy as an adjuvant to surgery
      a substance (such as one added to a vaccine) enhancing the immune response to an antigen
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    1583, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Adjective
    borrowed from Latin adjuvant-, adjuvans, present participle of adjuvāre "to help, aid, facilitate" — more at aid entry 1
    Noun
    borrowed from Medieval Latin adjuvant-, adjuvans, going back to Latin, present participle of adjuvāre "to help, aid, facilitate" — more at aid entry 1
    adjuvant
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms