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Webster 1913 Edition
Amenity
A-men′i-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Amenities
. [F.
aménité
, L. amoenitas
, fr. amoenus
pleasant.] The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
A sweetness and
amenity
of temper. Buckle.
This climate has not seduced by its
amenities
. W. Howitt.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amenity
AME'NITY
,Noun.
Definition 2025
amenity
amenity
English
Alternative forms
- amœnity (archaic)
Noun
amenity (plural amenities)
- Pleasantness.
- We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
- A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
- All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
- Convenience.
- (cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.
Synonyms
- (piece of infrastructure): facility, infrastructure
Translations
pleasantness
something that makes life easier or more pleasant
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convenience — see convenience
unit of community infrastructure
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Derived terms
- public amenity
- communal amenity
- civic amenity site