Facility vs Dexterity - What's the difference?
facility | dexterity | Related terms |
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
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Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
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Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
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Facility is a related term of dexterity.
As nouns the difference between facility and dexterity
is that facility is the fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity while dexterity is skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.facility
English
Noun
(facilities)- Clytomachus'' affirmed, that he could never understand by the writings of ''Carneades'', what opinion he was of. Why hath ''Epicurus interdicted facility unto his Sectaries?
- The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled.
- Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
Internal Combustion, passage=As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities .}}
Derived terms
* correctional facilitydexterity
English
Noun
citation, passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.}}
- Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity .
- She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity .
