amenities (noun)

  • 1amenities — I noun civilities, convention, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, elegances, etiquette, formalities, gentilities, manners, prescribed code of conduct, propriety, protocol, seemliness, social code, standards II index decorum Burton s… …

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  • 2amenities — (n.) creature comforts of a town, house, etc. 1908, plural of AMENITY (Cf. amenity). Latin amoena, plural of amoenus, also was used as a noun with a sense of pleasant places …

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  • 3amenities — noun /ʌˈmɛn.ə.tis/ The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. I trust that you are as comfortable as circumstances permit, said… …

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  • 4amenities — noun things that make you comfortable and at ease all the comforts of home • Syn: ↑comforts, ↑creature comforts, ↑conveniences • Hypernyms: ↑support, ↑keep, ↑livelihood, ↑ …

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  • 5amenities — [əˈmiːnətiz] noun [plural] things that make it comfortable or enjoyable to live or work somewhere Amenities include a gym and a pool.[/ex] …

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  • 6amenity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent ▪ basic ▪ local (BrE) ▪ The campsite is close to all local amenities. ▪ modern ▪ …

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  • 7amenity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English amenite, from Latin amoenitat , amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality of being pleasant or agreeable b. (1) the attractivene …

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  • 8amenity — noun (countable usually plural) something such as a piece of equipment, shop, or park that makes it easier to live somewhere: a town with all the amenities of a larger city | basic amenity: simple huts with only the most basic amenities …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9public transport — noun conveyance for passengers or mail or freight • Hypernyms: ↑conveyance, ↑transport • Hyponyms: ↑bus, ↑autobus, ↑coach, ↑charabanc, ↑double decker, ↑ …

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  • 10club car — noun railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs • Syn: ↑lounge car • Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑railcar, ↑railway car, ↑railroad car * * * noun : lounge car …

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