facilidad

/faθiliˈdad/ · B2 · noun · f

ease

🪶 facilidad = facil(e) + -idad: same root as facility, 'being easy to do'

Spanish facilidad matches English facility and facile, both from Latin facilis, 'easy to do', from facere, 'to do'. The suffix -idad is the same as English -ity. So facilidad = easy-to-do-ness, or ease.

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