n., pl. -ties.

1. An inherent power or ability.
2. Any of the powers or capacities possessed by the human mind. See synonyms at ability.
3. The ability to perform or act.
4. 1. Any of the divisions or comprehensive branches of learning at a college or university: the faculty of law.
   2. The teachers and instructors within such a division.
   3. A body of teachers.
5. All of the members of a learned profession: the medical faculty.
6. Authorization granted by authority; conferred power.
7. Archaic. An occupation; a trade.

[Middle English faculte, from Old French, from Latin facultās, power, ability, from facilis, easy.]

noun

1. An innate capability: aptitude, aptness, bent, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, knack, talent, turn. See ability/inability, approach/retreat.
2. Physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform: ability, capability, capacity, competence, competency, might. See ability/inability.
3. Conferred power: authority, mandate, right. Law competence, competency. See ability/inability.

n

Definition: ability, skill
Antonyms: inability, incompetence, ineptness, lack, need

n

Definition: teachers in educational institution
Antonyms: students

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n

1. any normal physiologic function or natural ability of a living organism. 2. an ability to do something specific, such as learn languages or to perceive and distinguish sensory stimuli. 3. any mental ability or power. 4. the group of people who teach within an institution of learning.

1. a normal power or function, especially of the human mind.
2. the teaching staff and the facilities of an institute of learning, especially a university department.

• f. in the field — members of the veterinary profession who are formally associated with the university faculty so that they participate in the instruction of undergraduates who see practice with them. This supplements the somewhat narrower education provided by the university teaching hospital.

IN BRIEF: n. - One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind; The body of teachers and administrators at a school.

Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. — Joseph Addison, Source: The Spectator, September 26, 1712

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - evne, åndsevne, fakultet, tilladelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
gave, mentale kracht, faculteit, beroepsgroep, academische staf, leden van faculteit, recht of autoriteit

Français (French)
n. - capacité, (GB, Univ), faculté, (US, Univ, École), corps enseignant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fähigkeit, Vermögen, Gabe, Fakultät

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ικανότητα, προσόν, πανεπιστημιακή σχολή, σύλλογος καθηγητών γυμνασίου ή δασκάλων, (ΗΠΑ) πανεπιστημιακό διδακτικό προσωπικό

Italiano (Italian)
dono, facoltà

Português (Portuguese)
n. - faculdade (f), corpo (m) docente de uma universidade

Русский (Russian)
способность, дар, факультет, отделение

Español (Spanish)
n. - don, talento, facultad, profesorado, cuerpo docente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fallenhet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
才能, 全体教员, 能力

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 才能, 全體教員, 能力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재능, 능력, 재간 , 기능

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 能力, 才能, 技能, 手腕, 機能, 同業者団体, 学部, 教員, 権限

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قدرة , ملكه عقليه , كليه في جامعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יכולת, כשרון, כושר, מחלקה, מכון, פקולטה, תכונה, עובדים במקצוע מסוים, בייחוד רפואה, הסמכה, בייחוד ע"י הכנסיה‬

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