facilidad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin facilitātem (ease, easiness), from facilis (doable, easy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /faθiliˈdad/ [fa.θi.liˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /fasiliˈdad/ [fa.si.liˈð̞að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: fa‧ci‧li‧dad

Noun

facilidad f (plural facilidades)

  1. ease (skill, facility)
    Antonym: dificultad
    • 2012, Gema Bonnín, La Dama y el Dragón, Destino, →ISBN, page 148:
      Las facilidades sólo consiguen que las dificultades te parezcan mayores.
      The ease only makes the difficulties seem bigger.

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