Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun faculty

2 senses of faculty

Sense 1
faculty, mental faculty, module -- (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
       => ability, power -- (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination")

Sense 2
staff, faculty -- (the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university")
       => body -- (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body")