faculty — OAT

faculty

noun

1 the faculty of speech:

power, capability, capacity, facility, potential, potentiality, propensity, wherewithal, means, preparedness;

(faculties) senses, wits, reason, intelligence.

2 he had a quite unusual faculty for unearthing contributors:

ability, proficiency, competence, capability, potential, capacity, facility, readiness;

aptitude, talent, gift, flair, bent, skill, knack, finesse, genius;

expertise, expertness, adeptness, adroitness, dexterity, prowess, mastery, artistry, accomplishment;

propensity, inclination, natural ability, suitability, fitness;

head, mind, brain;

informal know-how.

3 the arts faculty:

department, school, division, section.

4 the vicar introduced certain ornaments without the necessary faculty to do so:

authorization, authority, power, right, permission, consent, leave, sanction, license, dispensation, assent, acquiescence, agreement, approval, seal of approval, approbation, endorsement, imprimatur, clearance;

informal the go-ahead, the thumbs up, the OK, the green light, say-so;

rare permit.