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amenity

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

noun

plural

amenities 
  1. an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility.

    the graceful amenities of society.

  2. any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure.

    The house has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, and other amenities.

  3. the quality of being pleasing or agreeable in situation, prospect, disposition, etc.; pleasantness.

    the amenity of the Caribbean climate.

  4. amenities, lavatory; bathroom: used as a euphemism.



amenity

/ əˈːɪɪ /

noun

  1. (often plural) a useful or pleasant facility or service

    a swimming pool was just one of the amenities

  2. the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable

  3. (usually plural) a social courtesy or pleasantry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amenity1

1400–50; late Middle English amenite < Anglo-French < Latin DZԾ, equivalent to amoen ( us ) pleasing + - -ity
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amenity1

C14: from Latin DZԾ pleasantness, from amoenus agreeable
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There will be money poured into the Lakers’ woefully small infrastructure, more money for coaches, more money for scouts, more money for trainers, more money for the amenities at Crypto.com Arena.

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People were willing to harm everyone in a community by dismantling a popular public amenity rather than accept full equality.

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People will be able to commute by rail from affordable areas or live farther from urban centers without sacrificing access to urban amenities.

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She said much of the available accommodation is in "houses of multiple occupancies with shared amenities", but "this position is reflected nationally".

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Officials said 80% the pilgrims who died last year, including hundreds of Egyptians and Indonesians, were unregistered and therefore lacked access to proper air-conditioned accommodation, transport and other amenities when temperatures reached 51C.

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