amenity
1amenity — 1 Amenity, luxury both denote something (as an object, a feature, a quality, or an experience) that gives refined or exquisite pleasure or is exceedingly pleasing to the mind or senses. Amenity typically implies a delightful mildness, gentleness …
2Amenity — A*men i*ty, n.; pl. {Amenities}. [F. am[ e]nit[ e], 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.… …
3amenity — [n1] pleasant thing advantage, betterment, comfort, convenience, enhancement, enrichment, excellence, extravagance, facility, frill, improvement, luxury, merit, quality, service, superfluity, virtue; concept 712 Ant. abomination, inconvenience… …
4amenity — I noun accommodation, agreeable manner, agreeable way, agreeableness, allure, amoenitas, appeal, attractive feature, attractive quality, attractiveness, civility, delightfulness, desirable feature, grace, invitingness, lure, mildness, niceness,… …
5amenity — UK US /əˈmiːnəti/ US /əˈmenəti/ noun [C] (plural amenities) ► something such as a swimming pool or shopping area that is intended to make life more pleasant or convenient for people in a town, hotel, or other place: »public amenities. ● basic… …
6amenity — (n.) late 14c., quality of being pleasant or agreeable, from O.Fr. amenite, from L. amoenitatem (nom. amoenitas) delightfulness, pleasantness, from amoenus pleasant, perhaps related to amare to love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)) …
7amenity — ► NOUN (pl. amenities) ▪ a useful or desirable feature of a place. ORIGIN Latin amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant …
8amenity — [ə men′ə tē; ] also [, əmēn′ə tē] n. pl. amenities [ME & OFr amenite < L amoenitas < amoenus, pleasant; akin to amare, to love] 1. pleasant quality; attractiveness 2. a) an attractive or desirable feature, as of a place or climate b)… …
9amenity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent ▪ basic ▪ local (BrE) ▪ The campsite is close to all local amenities. ▪ modern ▪ …
10Amenity — Benefits of a property whose existence increase the value or desirability of that property. An amenity can be either tangible, such as a swimming pool or gym, or intangible, such as proximity to a local school or supermarket. By making… …
