amenity

[ uh-men-i-tee, uh-mee-ni- ]

/ əˈmɛn ɪ ti, əˈmi nɪ- /

an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility: the graceful amenities of society.

any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure: The house has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, and other amenities.

the quality of being pleasing or agreeable in situation, prospect, disposition, etc.; pleasantness: the amenity of the Caribbean climate.

amenities, lavatory; bathroom: used as a euphemism.

Origin of amenity

1400–50; late Middle English amenite < Anglo-French < Latin amoenitās, equivalent to amoen(us) pleasing + -itās -ity

The amenities include a fitness room, a sauna, a beauty parlor, and a karaoke setup.

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The plane was overflowing with a cornucopia of luxury food and amenities, as if destined for Paris.

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Stripped from their usual comforts and amenities, the show crackled.

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All of these amenities are, of course, in addition to the basic issue of getting there.

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The amenities of urban life, restaurants, theaters, walk-able neighborhoods, bicycle lanes, attract the next generation.

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Kate did her best to preserve some tattered fragments of the amenities.

The Precipice |Elia Wilkinson Peattie
But we will reserve these amenities for a later time, and will consider the females first.

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Oratory and theory cannot replace practical politics and justice, but we miss the amenities.

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To them the Americans seemed to lack a proper knowledge of the amenities of life.

The Fathers of the Constitution |Max Farrand
Of him I will venture to say that he was the legislator of life's amenities; of his other merits it is needless to speak.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII. |Arthur Mee

amenity

/ (əˈmiːnɪtɪ) /

(often plural) a useful or pleasant facility or service a swimming pool was just one of the amenities

the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable

(usually plural) a social courtesy or pleasantry

C14: from Latin amoenitās pleasantness, from amoenus agreeable