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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.
[L. amanitas; amanus.] Pleasantness; agreeableness of situation; that which delights the eye; used of places and prospects.

Definition 2024


amenity

amenity

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Noun

amenity (plural amenities)

  1. Pleasantness.
    We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
  2. 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.
  3. Convenience.
  4. (cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.

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  • public amenity
  • communal amenity
  • civic amenity site

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