An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
AMENITY
agreeableness, amenity
(noun) pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; “a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations”; “he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amenity (countable and uncountable, plural amenities)
Pleasantness.
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
Convenience.
(cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.
Synonyms: facility, infrastructure
Anagrams
• any time, anytime
Source: Wiktionary
A*men"i*ty, n.; pl. Amenities. Etym: [F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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