faculty

6 definitions • 10 examples

a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.:

have all your faculties Even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties.

in possession of your faculties We need to consider how to care for elderly people who are not in full possession of their faculties (= able to hear, speak, see, and think clearly).

in command of your faculties Is he in command of all his faculties (= can he still hear, speak, see, and think clearly)?

a special ability to do a particular thing:

faculty for She has a faculty for inspiring confidence in people.

critical faculty Studying has certainly sharpened my critical faculties (= taught me to think carefully about things using my judgment).

the people who teach in a university, college, or US high school, or in one of its departments :

She is joining the faculty of the University of Washington.

faculty member He has been a faculty member for 20 years.

a group of departments in a university or college that specialize in a particular subject or group of subjects:

the Faculty of Science/Arts

the Psychology/Law Faculty

the people who teach in a college or university, or in a department of a college or university

any natural ability, such as hearing, seeing, or thinking:

Even though she is 102, she still has all of her faculties.