amenityn.

Brit.

/əˈmiːnᵻti/,

/əˈmɛnᵻti/, U.S.

/əˈmɛnədi/,

/əˈminᵻdi/

Forms: Middle English amenite, Middle English–1500s amenyte, 1500s–1600s amenitie, 1600s amaenitie, 1600s amoenitie, 1600s–1700s amaenity, 1600s–1700s amoenity, 1600s– amenity.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French amenité; Latin amoenitāt-, amoenitās.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French amenité (French aménité ) pleasantness (1358 with reference to a place or location, 1460 in extended use), pleasant spot (c1450; the sense ‘amiability, congeniality, politeness’ is apparently not paralleled in French until later: 1740), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin amoenitāt-, amoenitās pleasantness, attractiveness, charm, pleasant spot < amoenus pleasant (see amene adj.) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).Compare Spanish amenidad (a1428 as †amenidat), Italian amenità (a1342). In forms with medial -ae-, -oe- influenced by classical Latin amoenitāt-, amoenitās.

1. With reference to a place or location.

a. The quality of being pleasant, appealing, agreeable, or advantageous in terms of situation, aspect, appearance, climate, etc.Frequently with connotations of usefulness, esp. in early use: cf. sense 2c.

ΚΠ

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. iv. 654 He hath þat name ampnis of amenyte [L. ex amenitate], myrthe.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 77 (MED) That place [sc. Paradise] hathe also amenite.

c1565 ‘T. C.’ tr. G. Boccaccio Galesus Cymon & Iphigenia sig. A.iiij For the great Amenitie, and fertilnes of soyle: Not subiect, or of value lesse, then any Occean Ile.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Ll5^v For amenity of situation.., it doth farre excell all the other Cities.

1683 Britanniæ Speculum 17 The amœnity and Utility of its Seas, Rivers and Ponds.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. xxxiv. 255 Some scattered hyacinths shooting up among the weeds of a ruined garden, that testify the former culture and amenity of the soil.

1793 Bee 19 June It is..screened from every cold blast, and open to the sun;—circumstances that contribute much to the amenity of a place in these boisterous northern regions.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. ii. 30 The superior amenity of the climate.

a1859 J. Austin Lect. Jurispr. (1869) II. l. 858 The fiar may also cut and sell timber, so as not to injure the amenity.

1922 F. B. Williams Law of City Planning & Zoning 508 No outdoor advertising which interferes with the amenity of the area is allowed.

2000 P. Spearritt Sydney's Cent. ii. 26 The possibility of protecting the residential amenity of their middle-class suburbs appealed to the Legislative Councillors.

†b. An example of this; an agreeable or appealing place or scene. Chiefly in plural. Cf. pleasance n.¹ 5. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1634 tr. S. Luzvic & E. Binet Devout Hart 166 Deliciate thy self then, Iesv the delight of my hart, amidst these amenityes of flowers.

1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxxv. 226 We meet with..those Arboreous amenities and Plantations of Woods, which they call'd Luci.

1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. iii. 64 A country so profusely beautified with the amænities of nature.

a. More generally: pleasant character or nature; pleasantness, agreeableness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun]

lustfulnessa900

sweetnessc900

sootnessc1000

unloathfulnessc1350

sugarc1374

pleasancec1395

agreeability?c1400

dulcourc1429

pleasure1497

pleasantnessa1500

douceness1518

dulceness?1526

dulcetness1528

pleasancy1545

ungrieffulness1556

acceptableness1565

rose water1584

pleasingnessa1586

amenity?1591

pleasing1591

acceptance1594

suavity1594

prettiness1604

jucundity1620

dulcity1623

pleasurableness1626

agreeablenessa1631

placency1639

acceptability1647

dulce1654

amicableness1667

pleasurability1793

niceness1809

dulciness1828

enjoyableness1868

Gemütlichkeit1892

sweetness and light1927

?1591 H. Barrow Brief Discouerie False Church 201 The excellencie, amenitie, pleasantnes, comlines, congruence, vtilitie, necessity, perpetuity of Christs pastorall gouernment of his Church.

1601 T. Powell Passionate Poet sig. C2^v O how shall I acquite me of this tree, Being so engag'd to her amenitie?

1746 Museum 20 Dec. sig. Kk3^v It was Petrarch who, after Dante, gave the Italian Language that Amenity and Grace, which it has always retained.

1800 G. Moore Observ. on Union 55 Lovers of literature will pardon me, if I sometimes relieve the dryness of a political discussion, by turning to topics of greater elegance and amenity.

1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens I. i. vii. 46 In amenity of life, his Court had been a Moorish rather than a Gothic Court.

1928 Manch. Guardian 7 Mar. 13/7 Broad common interests..did not eliminate personal friction, but they did enhance the general amenity of existence.

2002 Tobacco Control 11 271/1 Justice Eames then empanelled a jury to decide solely the amount of compensation Mrs McCabe should receive for..loss of amenity of life, and pain and suffering.

b. A pleasure, a delight; (also) an aspect or feature that makes something more pleasant or adds attractiveness. Chiefly in plural. Now rare or merged with sense 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > pleasant qualities or circumstances

suavity1594

agreementa1631

amenity1669

agreeables1710

agréments1711

1669 ‘Eleutherius’ tr. L. M. Du Bail Famous Chinois iv. 258 They led a most happy life, happy in regard of the innocent amenities with which the Countrey served them, and of the braver delights, with which the Court entertained them.

1755 Select Epitaphs II. 98 After the seriousness of Politics, Used to relax his Mind, In the Amenities of polite Literature.

1790 India Gaz. 26 July The other amænities attendant upon a voyage in the Houghton, can best be described by those who have had the pleasure of sailing with Captain Munro.

1814 J. Britton et al. Beauties Eng. & Wales XV. 298 People of fortune induced to rusticate here by the amenities of the place, and the variety of social intercourse.

1859 D. K. Ford My Friend Isaac iii. 30 Since (sobs) she entered our village..all the amenities of our home have vanished.

1940 A. F. Harlow (title) Paper Chase. The amenities of stamp collecting.

2008 E. Rosenthal Aristotle & Modernism iv. 101 Everything is in perfect order, the rooms are bright and shining, and everything bespeaks the amenities and pleasures of civilized life.

c. A desirable or useful feature or facility in a place, means of transport, etc.; a useful building, fitting, piece of equipment, or the like; (chiefly British) an advantageous feature of a location serving to enhance its attractiveness as a place to live, work, etc. Frequently in plural.In the United Kingdom often applied to public or civic resources such as shops, schools, libraries, public swimming pools, parkland, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun] > a convenience

ease1393

readiness1523

convenience1609

accommodation1612

conveniency1638

modern convenience1859

amenity1913

mod con1934

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > advantageous feature of dwelling place

amenity1913

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun] > a convenience > a convenient feature of something

amenity1913

1913 19th Cent. & After June 1259 The improved hygienic condition of our towns, and the provision of public utilities and amenities, are naturally reflected in increased rents.

1919 Joint Industr. Councils in Great Brit. (U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics Bull. No. 255) 152 The canteen..is under the control of the firm, which provides meals at less than cost price; the works council only deals with the amenities of the canteen.

1958 Listener 11 Sept. 368/2 Where the people themselves want a new amenity—a school, a meeting house, a road to link up with the outside world, [etc.].

1989 M. C. Smith Polar Star i. vi. 56 Arkady was struck by the amenities on the Mary Jane: the big range with sliding bars to keep food from flying in heavy seas, the table covered by antiskid pads.

2010 Jewish Chron. 8 Oct. 60/2 This extended three bedroom semi-detached chalet bungalow is ideally situated..within reach of all local amenities.

2012 J. Tomsky Heads in Beds ii. 49 The amenities! Ah! From shower caps to shoehorns. All tightly packaged and incredibly stealable.

a. With reference to a person or his or her disposition or actions: amiability, congeniality; politeness. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour

pleasancec1350

agreeability?c1400

douceurc1400

plausibility1596

amenity1612

agreeablenessa1631

geniality1652

complacence1767

sweetness and light1867

genialness1888

1612 H. Ainsworth Bk. Psalmes Englished with Annot. xxvii. 75 The pleasantnes or amenitie, of Iehovah.

1659 H. Dawbeny Hist. & Policie Re-viewed 245 The great amænity, and affability of his Noble-nature.

1751 tr. Frederick II Of Manners in Mem. House Brandenburg 240 From conversing with good company, he learnt that politeness and amenity, which are so pleasing in his style.

1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage II. xvii. 79 His manners..wanted..amenity, gayety, and frankness.

1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 30 Dec. 734 ‘Meddlesome Matty!’ cries my sister, with her usual amenity, ‘who asked your opinion?’

1994 A. Brookner Private View 182 She regarded him without amenity, her cheeks suffused.

b. A pleasantry, a civility. Often collocated with exchange (noun or verb).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun]

gentilessea1413

courtesya1475

humanitya1533

urbanities1630

courtship1631

civility1645

gallantry1673

complaisance1710

politeness1720

complacency1749

attention1752

customary1756

sensibility1795

personality1811

amenity1826

suavities1852

1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 326 This interchange of amenities between the Speaker and his house is very good and preparatory.

1845 tr. M. J. E. Sue Wandering Jew III. x. xliii. 296 He felt a kind of moral disquietude when he listened to this exchange of affected amenities.

1913 G. F. Bradby Lanchester Trad. (1919) ix. 105 Mrs. Chowdler and Mrs. Trimble were seated in a reserved enclosure, exchanging feline amenities.

1949 E. Roosevelt This I Remember vi. 79 The condition of the country was so serious on that Inauguration Day, March 4, 1933, that little time was given to purely social amenities.

1998 S. Groueff Crown of Thorns xiv. 194 After a brief exchange of amenities, he started asking questions about Boris's last trip.

†4. Vigorousness, vigour. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun]

greennesseOE

lustinessc1325

forcea1375

vigourc1386

virrc1575

vigour1602

nerve1605

vivacity1649

vis1650

actuosity1660

amenity1661

vogue1674

energy1783

smeddum1790

dash1796

throughput1808

feck1811

go1825

steam1826

jism1842

vim1843

animalism1848

fizz1856

jasm1860

verve1863

snap1865

sawdusta1873

élan1880

stingo1885

energeticism1891

sprawl1894

zip1899

pep1908

jazz1912

zoom1926

toe1963

zap1968

stank1997

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 337 The Amœnity and Floridness of the warm and spirited bloud.

1730 A. M. Ramsay Trav. of Cyrus (ed. 4) II. vii. 128 Her blood grew thick, and flow'd no longer in her veins with the same freedom and amenity.

1750 E. Litton Theory of Distemper among Horned Cattle 2 Life and Health must depend on the Freedom and Amenity with which the Liquors flow.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier, chiefly in sense 2c, as in amenity planting, amenity wood, amenity woodland, etc.Frequently in compounds referring to areas used for recreation; cf. amenity horticulture n. at Compounds 3.

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1927 Times 27 June 15/6 The remainder consisting of felled woods and scrub, coppice and coppice-with-standards of low productivity, and amenity woods outside the scope of economic forestry.

1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iv. xxiv. §9. 336 Amenity woodland definitely uneconomic.

1936 Times 2 Apr. 10/3 Repairable cottages of amenity value..could be acquired and sympathetically repaired by the local authorities.

1957 Times 12 Dec. 18/4 Arrangements were made to provide an amenity centre for the labour on Effingham and Seventh Mile Estates, the centre comprising a clubroom with cinema and a playing field.

1974 J. Seymour Fat of Land (new ed.) v. 70 Meanwhile the ‘Forestry’ are very good neighbours, and they do do some ‘amenity planting’: ornamental trees in conspicuous places.

2002 Country Life 19 Dec. (Travel Suppl.) 35/1 A restored 19th-century stone farmhouse..forms part of North Island's extensive amenity areas.

C2. As a modifier, designating organizations concerned with the protection or improvement of environmental features, esp. on a local basis; esp. as amenity group, amenity society.

ΚΠ

1889 Edinb. Evening News 16 Aug. An Elgin Amenity Association.—At a meeting held in Elgin yesterday..it was agreed to establish a Society in Elgin..with the object of preserving and improving the natural attractions of Elgin and neighbourhood.

1910 Evening Star (Dunedin, N.Z.) 1 July 4/1 Not, perhaps, that all municipal representatives are inspired with similar motives or notions to those that actuate the members of an amenity society.

1929 Times 23 Sept. 6/6 It would be a timely and useful step to form an ‘amenity group’ in Parliament, composed of members interested in the preservation of the countryside and kindred subjects.

2008 Area 40 368/1 The groups comprised young workers, members of the local resident or amenity group, and carers of young children.

C3.

amenity bed n. British a bed in a National Health Service hospital for which a charge is made and which provides the patient with increased privacy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > bed for sick person > in hospital

hospital bed1823

pay-bed1855

cot1874

bed1881

orthopaedic bed1943

amenity bed1948

1948 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Feb. 266/1 We still find that astonishing anomaly the ‘amenity bed’—the bed which has no medical justification but is only to ensure privacy and comfort.

1992 Which? Aug. 428/1 In some NHS hospitals you can pay extra for a separate room (‘amenity bed’), even though your medical treatment is still on the NHS.

amenity horticulture n. the cultivation and care of private and municipal grounds and open spaces, esp. of gardens, parks, and other areas used for pleasure and recreation.

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1969 Guardian 12 Aug. 4/5 (heading) Temporary lecturer in amenity horticulture.

1996 Guardian (Nexis) 25 May (Careers section) 2 Most involve a choice between commercial and amenity horticulture as the knowledge required to tend an orchard differs enormously from the skills needed to repair a bowling green.

2007 Kew Bull. 62 523/1 They are attractive mallees or woodland trees widely planted for land care or amenity horticulture.

amenity kit n. a collection of items (typically relating to personal hygiene, such as toiletries, grooming equipment, etc.) intended to make a person comfortable; (now usually) spec. such a kit provided free of charge to a passenger on an aircraft, typically in the form of a small bag or case containing travel-sized toiletry items, a sleeping-mask, etc.In quot. 1957 with reference to the work of the United States Escapee Programme, established in 1952 to assist in the resettlement of refugees from the communist countries of the Soviet bloc (cf. quot. 1953).

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1953 Warwick (Queensland) Daily News 2 July 2/6 Help from the ‘escapee programme’ gets under way the moment the refugees set foot in a non-Communist country... The first gift is a ‘welcome kit’ containing toilet articles and other small necessities to give comfort and restore self-respect.]

1957 Mutual Security Act 1957: Hearings before Comm. Foreign Affairs (U.S. House of Representatives, 85th Congr., 1st Sess.) 1066 USEP helped equip camp installations, distributed 120,000 amenity kits, and provided medical care, bedding, stoves, food, and warm clothing.

1983 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 3 Apr. (Travel section) e2/1 The pre-flight ritual of passing out papers, dinner menus, earphones and amenity kits began as we pulled away from the gate.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Oct. c8/5 Premium-class international fliers often compare notes on the little zippered amenity kits that airlines hand out free in first-class and business-class cabins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	amenity
释义	amenityn. Brit. /əˈmiːnᵻti/, /əˈmɛnᵻti/, U.S. /əˈmɛnədi/, /əˈminᵻdi/ Forms: Middle English amenite, Middle English–1500s amenyte, 1500s–1600s amenitie, 1600s amaenitie, 1600s amoenitie, 1600s–1700s amaenity, 1600s–1700s amoenity, 1600s– amenity. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French amenité; Latin amoenitāt-, amoenitās. Etymology: < (i) Middle French amenité (French aménité ) pleasantness (1358 with reference to a place or location, 1460 in extended use), pleasant spot (c1450; the sense ‘amiability, congeniality, politeness’ is apparently not paralleled in French until later: 1740), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin amoenitāt-, amoenitās pleasantness, attractiveness, charm, pleasant spot < amoenus pleasant (see amene adj.) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).Compare Spanish amenidad (a1428 as †amenidat), Italian amenità (a1342). In forms with medial -ae-, -oe- influenced by classical Latin amoenitāt-, amoenitās. 1. With reference to a place or location. a. The quality of being pleasant, appealing, agreeable, or advantageous in terms of situation, aspect, appearance, climate, etc.Frequently with connotations of usefulness, esp. in early use: cf. sense 2c. ΚΠ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xiii. iv. 654 He hath þat name ampnis of amenyte [L. ex amenitate], myrthe. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 77 (MED) That place [sc. Paradise] hathe also amenite. c1565 ‘T. C.’ tr. G. Boccaccio Galesus Cymon & Iphigenia sig. A.iiij For the great Amenitie, and fertilnes of soyle: Not subiect, or of value lesse, then any Occean Ile. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Ll5^v For amenity of situation.., it doth farre excell all the other Cities. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 17 The amœnity and Utility of its Seas, Rivers and Ponds. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. xxxiv. 255 Some scattered hyacinths shooting up among the weeds of a ruined garden, that testify the former culture and amenity of the soil. 1793 Bee 19 June It is..screened from every cold blast, and open to the sun;—circumstances that contribute much to the amenity of a place in these boisterous northern regions. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. ii. 30 The superior amenity of the climate. a1859 J. Austin Lect. Jurispr. (1869) II. l. 858 The fiar may also cut and sell timber, so as not to injure the amenity. 1922 F. B. Williams Law of City Planning & Zoning 508 No outdoor advertising which interferes with the amenity of the area is allowed. 2000 P. Spearritt Sydney's Cent. ii. 26 The possibility of protecting the residential amenity of their middle-class suburbs appealed to the Legislative Councillors. †b. An example of this; an agreeable or appealing place or scene. Chiefly in plural. Cf. pleasance n.¹ 5. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1634 tr. S. Luzvic & E. Binet Devout Hart 166 Deliciate thy self then, Iesv the delight of my hart, amidst these amenityes of flowers. 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxxv. 226 We meet with..those Arboreous amenities and Plantations of Woods, which they call'd Luci. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. iii. 64 A country so profusely beautified with the amænities of nature. 2. a. More generally: pleasant character or nature; pleasantness, agreeableness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] lustfulnessa900 sweetnessc900 sootnessc1000 unloathfulnessc1350 sugarc1374 pleasancec1395 agreeability?c1400 dulcourc1429 pleasure1497 pleasantnessa1500 douceness1518 dulceness?1526 dulcetness1528 pleasancy1545 ungrieffulness1556 acceptableness1565 rose water1584 pleasingnessa1586 amenity?1591 pleasing1591 acceptance1594 suavity1594 prettiness1604 jucundity1620 dulcity1623 pleasurableness1626 agreeablenessa1631 placency1639 acceptability1647 dulce1654 amicableness1667 pleasurability1793 niceness1809 dulciness1828 enjoyableness1868 Gemütlichkeit1892 sweetness and light1927 ?1591 H. Barrow Brief Discouerie False Church 201 The excellencie, amenitie, pleasantnes, comlines, congruence, vtilitie, necessity, perpetuity of Christs pastorall gouernment of his Church. 1601 T. Powell Passionate Poet sig. C2^v O how shall I acquite me of this tree, Being so engag'd to her amenitie? 1746 Museum 20 Dec. sig. Kk3^v It was Petrarch who, after Dante, gave the Italian Language that Amenity and Grace, which it has always retained. 1800 G. Moore Observ. on Union 55 Lovers of literature will pardon me, if I sometimes relieve the dryness of a political discussion, by turning to topics of greater elegance and amenity. 1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens I. i. vii. 46 In amenity of life, his Court had been a Moorish rather than a Gothic Court. 1928 Manch. Guardian 7 Mar. 13/7 Broad common interests..did not eliminate personal friction, but they did enhance the general amenity of existence. 2002 Tobacco Control 11 271/1 Justice Eames then empanelled a jury to decide solely the amount of compensation Mrs McCabe should receive for..loss of amenity of life, and pain and suffering. b. A pleasure, a delight; (also) an aspect or feature that makes something more pleasant or adds attractiveness. Chiefly in plural. Now rare or merged with sense 2c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > pleasant qualities or circumstances suavity1594 agreementa1631 amenity1669 agreeables1710 agréments1711 1669 ‘Eleutherius’ tr. L. M. Du Bail Famous Chinois iv. 258 They led a most happy life, happy in regard of the innocent amenities with which the Countrey served them, and of the braver delights, with which the Court entertained them. 1755 Select Epitaphs II. 98 After the seriousness of Politics, Used to relax his Mind, In the Amenities of polite Literature. 1790 India Gaz. 26 July The other amænities attendant upon a voyage in the Houghton, can best be described by those who have had the pleasure of sailing with Captain Munro. 1814 J. Britton et al. Beauties Eng. & Wales XV. 298 People of fortune induced to rusticate here by the amenities of the place, and the variety of social intercourse. 1859 D. K. Ford My Friend Isaac iii. 30 Since (sobs) she entered our village..all the amenities of our home have vanished. 1940 A. F. Harlow (title) Paper Chase. The amenities of stamp collecting. 2008 E. Rosenthal Aristotle & Modernism iv. 101 Everything is in perfect order, the rooms are bright and shining, and everything bespeaks the amenities and pleasures of civilized life. c. A desirable or useful feature or facility in a place, means of transport, etc.; a useful building, fitting, piece of equipment, or the like; (chiefly British) an advantageous feature of a location serving to enhance its attractiveness as a place to live, work, etc. Frequently in plural.In the United Kingdom often applied to public or civic resources such as shops, schools, libraries, public swimming pools, parkland, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun] > a convenience ease1393 readiness1523 convenience1609 accommodation1612 conveniency1638 modern convenience1859 amenity1913 mod con1934 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [noun] > advantageous feature of dwelling place amenity1913 the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun] > a convenience > a convenient feature of something amenity1913 1913 19th Cent. & After June 1259 The improved hygienic condition of our towns, and the provision of public utilities and amenities, are naturally reflected in increased rents. 1919 Joint Industr. Councils in Great Brit. (U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics Bull. No. 255) 152 The canteen..is under the control of the firm, which provides meals at less than cost price; the works council only deals with the amenities of the canteen. 1958 Listener 11 Sept. 368/2 Where the people themselves want a new amenity—a school, a meeting house, a road to link up with the outside world, [etc.]. 1989 M. C. Smith Polar Star i. vi. 56 Arkady was struck by the amenities on the Mary Jane: the big range with sliding bars to keep food from flying in heavy seas, the table covered by antiskid pads. 2010 Jewish Chron. 8 Oct. 60/2 This extended three bedroom semi-detached chalet bungalow is ideally situated..within reach of all local amenities. 2012 J. Tomsky Heads in Beds ii. 49 The amenities! Ah! From shower caps to shoehorns. All tightly packaged and incredibly stealable. 3. a. With reference to a person or his or her disposition or actions: amiability, congeniality; politeness. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour pleasancec1350 agreeability?c1400 douceurc1400 plausibility1596 amenity1612 agreeablenessa1631 geniality1652 complacence1767 sweetness and light1867 genialness1888 1612 H. Ainsworth Bk. Psalmes Englished with Annot. xxvii. 75 The pleasantnes or amenitie, of Iehovah. 1659 H. Dawbeny Hist. & Policie Re-viewed 245 The great amænity, and affability of his Noble-nature. 1751 tr. Frederick II Of Manners in Mem. House Brandenburg 240 From conversing with good company, he learnt that politeness and amenity, which are so pleasing in his style. 1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage II. xvii. 79 His manners..wanted..amenity, gayety, and frankness. 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 30 Dec. 734 ‘Meddlesome Matty!’ cries my sister, with her usual amenity, ‘who asked your opinion?’ 1994 A. Brookner Private View 182 She regarded him without amenity, her cheeks suffused. b. A pleasantry, a civility. Often collocated with exchange (noun or verb). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] gentilessea1413 courtesya1475 humanitya1533 urbanities1630 courtship1631 civility1645 gallantry1673 complaisance1710 politeness1720 complacency1749 attention1752 customary1756 sensibility1795 personality1811 amenity1826 suavities1852 1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 326 This interchange of amenities between the Speaker and his house is very good and preparatory. 1845 tr. M. J. E. Sue Wandering Jew III. x. xliii. 296 He felt a kind of moral disquietude when he listened to this exchange of affected amenities. 1913 G. F. Bradby Lanchester Trad. (1919) ix. 105 Mrs. Chowdler and Mrs. Trimble were seated in a reserved enclosure, exchanging feline amenities. 1949 E. Roosevelt This I Remember vi. 79 The condition of the country was so serious on that Inauguration Day, March 4, 1933, that little time was given to purely social amenities. 1998 S. Groueff Crown of Thorns xiv. 194 After a brief exchange of amenities, he started asking questions about Boris's last trip. †4. Vigorousness, vigour. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] greennesseOE lustinessc1325 forcea1375 vigourc1386 virrc1575 vigour1602 nerve1605 vivacity1649 vis1650 actuosity1660 amenity1661 vogue1674 energy1783 smeddum1790 dash1796 throughput1808 feck1811 go1825 steam1826 jism1842 vim1843 animalism1848 fizz1856 jasm1860 verve1863 snap1865 sawdusta1873 élan1880 stingo1885 energeticism1891 sprawl1894 zip1899 pep1908 jazz1912 zoom1926 toe1963 zap1968 stank1997 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 337 The Amœnity and Floridness of the warm and spirited bloud. 1730 A. M. Ramsay Trav. of Cyrus (ed. 4) II. vii. 128 Her blood grew thick, and flow'd no longer in her veins with the same freedom and amenity. 1750 E. Litton Theory of Distemper among Horned Cattle 2 Life and Health must depend on the Freedom and Amenity with which the Liquors flow. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier, chiefly in sense 2c, as in amenity planting, amenity wood, amenity woodland, etc.Frequently in compounds referring to areas used for recreation; cf. amenity horticulture n. at Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1927 Times 27 June 15/6 The remainder consisting of felled woods and scrub, coppice and coppice-with-standards of low productivity, and amenity woods outside the scope of economic forestry. 1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) iv. xxiv. §9. 336 Amenity woodland definitely uneconomic. 1936 Times 2 Apr. 10/3 Repairable cottages of amenity value..could be acquired and sympathetically repaired by the local authorities. 1957 Times 12 Dec. 18/4 Arrangements were made to provide an amenity centre for the labour on Effingham and Seventh Mile Estates, the centre comprising a clubroom with cinema and a playing field. 1974 J. Seymour Fat of Land (new ed.) v. 70 Meanwhile the ‘Forestry’ are very good neighbours, and they do do some ‘amenity planting’: ornamental trees in conspicuous places. 2002 Country Life 19 Dec. (Travel Suppl.) 35/1 A restored 19th-century stone farmhouse..forms part of North Island's extensive amenity areas. C2. As a modifier, designating organizations concerned with the protection or improvement of environmental features, esp. on a local basis; esp. as amenity group, amenity society. ΚΠ 1889 Edinb. Evening News 16 Aug. An Elgin Amenity Association.—At a meeting held in Elgin yesterday..it was agreed to establish a Society in Elgin..with the object of preserving and improving the natural attractions of Elgin and neighbourhood. 1910 Evening Star (Dunedin, N.Z.) 1 July 4/1 Not, perhaps, that all municipal representatives are inspired with similar motives or notions to those that actuate the members of an amenity society. 1929 Times 23 Sept. 6/6 It would be a timely and useful step to form an ‘amenity group’ in Parliament, composed of members interested in the preservation of the countryside and kindred subjects. 2008 Area 40 368/1 The groups comprised young workers, members of the local resident or amenity group, and carers of young children. C3. amenity bed n. British a bed in a National Health Service hospital for which a charge is made and which provides the patient with increased privacy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > bed for sick person > in hospital hospital bed1823 pay-bed1855 cot1874 bed1881 orthopaedic bed1943 amenity bed1948 1948 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Feb. 266/1 We still find that astonishing anomaly the ‘amenity bed’—the bed which has no medical justification but is only to ensure privacy and comfort. 1992 Which? Aug. 428/1 In some NHS hospitals you can pay extra for a separate room (‘amenity bed’), even though your medical treatment is still on the NHS. amenity horticulture n. the cultivation and care of private and municipal grounds and open spaces, esp. of gardens, parks, and other areas used for pleasure and recreation. ΚΠ 1969 Guardian 12 Aug. 4/5 (heading) Temporary lecturer in amenity horticulture. 1996 Guardian (Nexis) 25 May (Careers section) 2 Most involve a choice between commercial and amenity horticulture as the knowledge required to tend an orchard differs enormously from the skills needed to repair a bowling green. 2007 Kew Bull. 62 523/1 They are attractive mallees or woodland trees widely planted for land care or amenity horticulture. amenity kit n. a collection of items (typically relating to personal hygiene, such as toiletries, grooming equipment, etc.) intended to make a person comfortable; (now usually) spec. such a kit provided free of charge to a passenger on an aircraft, typically in the form of a small bag or case containing travel-sized toiletry items, a sleeping-mask, etc.In quot. 1957 with reference to the work of the United States Escapee Programme, established in 1952 to assist in the resettlement of refugees from the communist countries of the Soviet bloc (cf. quot. 1953). ΚΠ 1953 Warwick (Queensland) Daily News 2 July 2/6 Help from the ‘escapee programme’ gets under way the moment the refugees set foot in a non-Communist country... The first gift is a ‘welcome kit’ containing toilet articles and other small necessities to give comfort and restore self-respect.] 1957 Mutual Security Act 1957: Hearings before Comm. Foreign Affairs (U.S. House of Representatives, 85th Congr., 1st Sess.) 1066 USEP helped equip camp installations, distributed 120,000 amenity kits, and provided medical care, bedding, stoves, food, and warm clothing. 1983 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 3 Apr. (Travel section) e2/1 The pre-flight ritual of passing out papers, dinner menus, earphones and amenity kits began as we pulled away from the gate. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Oct. c8/5 Premium-class international fliers often compare notes on the little zippered amenity kits that airlines hand out free in first-class and business-class cabins. 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