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Synonyms for faculty
ˈfæk əl tifac·ul·ty
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
faculty
Power is the most general term of this group, including every quality, property, or faculty by which any change, effect, or result is, or may be, produced; as, the power of the legislature to enact laws, or of the executive to enforce them; the power of an acid to corrode a metal; the power of a polished surface to reflect light. Ability is nearly coextensive with power, but does not reach the positiveness and vigor that may be included in the meaning of power, ability often implying latent, as distinguished from active power; we speak of an exertion of power, but not of an exertion of ability. Power and ability include capacity, which is power to receive; but ability is often distinguished from capacity, as power that may be manifested in doing, as capacity is in receiving; one may have great capacity for acquiring knowledge, and yet not possess ability to teach. Efficiency is active power to effect a definite result, the power that actually does, as distinguished from that which may do. Competency is equal to the occasion, readiness prompt for the occasion. Faculty is an inherent quality of mind or body; talent, some special mental ability. Dexterity and skill are readiness and facility in action, having a special end; talent is innate, dexterity and skill are largely acquired. Our abilities include our natural capacity, faculties, and talents, with all the dexterity, skill, and readiness that can be acquired. Efficacy is the power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it; as, the efficacy of a drug. Efficiency is effectual agency, competent power; efficiency is applied in mechanics as denoting the ratio of the effect produced to the power expended in producing it; but this word is chiefly used of intelligent agents as denoting the quality that brings all one's power to bear promptly and to the best purpose on the thing to be done. Compare ADDRESS; DEXTERITY; SKILFUL.
Synonyms:
ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talentAntonyms:
awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, impotence, inability, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weakness
Princeton's WordNet
faculty, mental faculty, modulenoun
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Synonyms:
module, mental faculty, staffstaff, facultynoun
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
"the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
Synonyms:
stave, module, mental faculty, staff
Editors Contribution
fortenoun
Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
facultynoun
Synonyms:
power, capability, capacity, ingenuity, competency, endowment, gift, virtue, property, quality, talent, fortefacultynoun
Synonyms:
skill, skilfulness, ability, ableness, dexterity, adroitness, expertness, address, cleverness, aptitude, aptness, knack, turn, quickness, readiness, facilityfacultynoun
Synonyms:
department, profession, craftfacultynoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
facultynoun
Synonyms:
endowment, capability, talent, ability, knack, gift, competency, dexterity, skill ingenuity, adroitness
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#165 | school | |
#307 | power | |
#409 | college | |
#511 | staff | |
#634 | might | |
#671 | energy | |
#1022 | force | |
#1313 | option | |
#1561 | faculty | |
#1589 | ability | |
#1658 | teachers | |
#1686 | capacity | |
#1712 | teacher | |
#1863 | module | |
#2001 | professor | |
#2814 | strength | |
#3311 | efficiency | |
#4391 | skill | |
#4942 | capability | |
#5170 | talent | |
#6747 | discretion | |
#8406 | qualification | |
#10731 | professors | |
#11026 | efficacy | |
#12653 | readiness | |
#13549 | competency | |
#15724 | faculties | |
#17794 | susceptibility | |
#26088 | aptitude | |
#32408 | dexterity | |
#47518 | stave | |
#60635 | facultad | |
#69512 | cleverness | |
#137691 | faculte | |
#213211 | cogency |
How to use faculty in a sentence?
I have significant concerns about how the law will affect our ability to recruit and retain faculty members and students, if problems develop, we will work to understand the causes and make adjustments to the policies, rules, and practices, consistent with the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a political ploy to silence public employees like teachers, school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, higher education faculty and other educators to work together to shape their profession.
Until that time, Harvard didn't take on women faculty, so when it did, it was a big scandal, she wasn't allowed to use the faculty lounge or to walk in commencement. But she got a warm welcome otherwise.
The Brigade of Midshipman, staff and faculty were notified of the midshipman's death this morning, the Naval Academy is supporting the midshipman's family, friends, and loved ones during this time of grief.
I think I may define taste to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure, and the imperfections with dislike.
Translations for faculty
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- كليةArabic
- fakültəAzerbaijani
- умение, факултет, способностBulgarian
- fakultaCzech
- fakultetDanish
- Kollegium, Begabung, Fakultät, Fähigkeit, VermögenGerman
- σχολήGreek
- facultadSpanish
- دانشکدهPersian
- taito, voima, opetushenkilökunta, kyky, tiedekuntaFinnish
- la faculté, facultéFrench
- ceudfathScottish Gaelic
- संकायHindi
- egyetemi karHungarian
- fakultasIndonesian
- facoltàItalian
- סגלHebrew
- 学部Japanese
- មហាវិទ្យាល័យKhmer
- 학Korean
- факультетKyrgyz
- facultyLatin
- paraparaMāori
- факултет, вештина, способностMacedonian
- faculteitDutch
- fakultet, evneNorwegian
- zdolność, wydziałPolish
- faculdade, setor, docênciaPortuguese
- putință, abilitate, capacitate, facultateRomanian
- отделение, возможность, факультет, способность, профессураRussian
- kollegium, fakultet, lärarkollegium, förmåga, färdighetSwedish
- fakülte, yetiTurkish
- здібність, факультет, професорсько-викладацький склад, відділ, професура, дарUkrainian
- فیکلٹیUrdu
- 學院Chinese
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