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

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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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