amenity
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
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How to use amenity in a sentence
Coastal high points will be cut off from roadways, amenities and escape routes, and even far inland, saltwater will seep into underground drinking-water supplies.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration | by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaFrom signature robes to custom-scented bath products, these exclusive amenities make a guest feel pampered.
Luxury hotels are wooing guests with exclusive wines and spirits | Rachel King | September 5, 2020 | FortuneIn that case, finding the perfect place requires weighing lots of options, such as location, amenities and even other tenants.
These facilities and amenities are irrationally and inconsistently credited with more points than actual parkland.
New Plan for City Parks Misses the Point | Deborah Sharpe, Howard Greenstein and Jeff Harkness | July 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThose without such amenities have had to figure out what’s necessary to make working at home bearable.
‘My mind is opened to different possibilities now’: 5 ways agency work will change going forward | Kristina Monllos | July 24, 2020 | Digiday
The single best amenity at the Sheremetyevo airport, say the reviewers, is the free Wi-Fi.
Edward Snowden Is Livin’ the Dream at Sheremetyevo International Airport | Abby Haglage | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMoreover the district in itself possesses great fertility and amenity.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon MaimonIt has nothing of the amenity and elegance which we generally find in the superstitions of Greece.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII | John LordLet us all hasten to bless the banns between steel-edged truth and perfect amenity.
Irreconcileable to the principles of their government, I am delighted with the amenity and gentleness of their manners.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonThe north side of the mountain does not indicate a spot remarkable either for amenity or fertility.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua | William Garden Blaikie
British Dictionary definitions for 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
Origin of amenity
1Collins 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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