amenitya‧me‧ni‧ty /əˈmiːnəti $ əˈme-/ ●○○ noun (plural amenities) [countable usually plural] 
The hotel is in the city centre, close to shops and local amenities. houses that lack basic amenities (=basic things that people need, such as heat and running water)
WORD ORIGINamenity
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin amoenitas ‘pleasantness’, from amoenus ‘pleasant’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The small town has all the amenities of a large city.
- Clearly this was unacceptable both from an amenity point of view and for access by emergency services.
- Modern resorts offer every amenity for shopping during the day, and a choice of clubs, discos and casinos at night.
- The Rocks makes an ideal base camp convenient to shopping, the harbor and other amenities.
- They'd built estates after the war with no amenities at all and they didn't learn from that either.
- We were drawn to Oak River because of location, value, diversity of people, and the amenities the city offers.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a lot of people can see you or know about what is happening
things or systems that are provided by the government or other organizations for people to use, for example hospitals, public transport, or banks: · The 1980s saw a decline in manufacturing but a growth in services such as banking and retailing.public services: · Will the use of private contractors improve public services?financial/health/support etc services: · Regulation of banking and financial services was in need of an overhaul.· A national strike paralyzed postal services everywhere.essential services: · Over the last twenty years, industrial action has affected a whole range of essential services.the service sector (=the part of industry that provides services): · Many women get jobs in the service sector.
things that are provided in a place in order to make particular services or activities available: · The facilities at the hotel were excellent -- tennis courts, swimming pool, several bars and a good restaurant.sports/ leisure/childcare etc facilities: · The company does not yet have childcare facilities on the premises.facilities for: · Facilities for washing and drying clothes are hopelessly inadequate in many hostels for the homeless.
things such as shops, parks, or restaurants that make living or working in a place more pleasant: · I prefer this part of the city because there are plenty of good amenities.· The town has grown, and offers many more amenities -- a new shopping mall, play areas and a variety of restaurants.basic amenities: · The main problems in the refugee camp are overcrowding and a lack of basic amenities.
organizations that supply necessary things such as electricity, water, and gas: · Government ownership of utilities should mean that gas and electricity costs are kept to a minimum.public utilities (=ones owned by the government): · Public utilities almost always make huge profits.
: electricity/water/gas supply the system by which electricity, water, or gas is supplied to houses, factories etc: · The electricity supply is less reliable in mountainous areas of the country.cut off a supply (=stop the supply): · During the drought some households had their water supply cut off.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY houses that lack basic amenities (=basic things that people need, such as heat and running water)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
something that makes a place comfortable or easy to live in: houses that lack basic amenities (=basic things that people need, such as heat and running water)· In many developing societies the lack of basic amenities, such as clean water and proper sanitation, produces an inherently unsafe environment.· The conditions are very poor and overcrowded, as there is a total lack of the most basic amenities.· An innovative renewal programme gave the urban poor legal protection, provided basic amenities and encouraged self-help work.· Far fewer houses for example lack basic amenities.· Heating is regarded as a basic amenity.
· The sheltered housing is close to local amenities to allow residents easy access to shops and other facilities.· Dark environments overcome by imported religious signs and local domestic amenities.· After the scheduled 1995 opening of the Newton Cap scheme, the picturesque valley around it will become a great local amenity.· It has been recently renovated, beautifully redecorated and is close to all the local amenities.· This means that nobody is around to use the local amenities including shops, taxi services, libraries and the like.· At the same time it gave encouragement to local amenity groups to press for improvements.· The courses provide a detailed insight into the culture of the country as well as local amenities and business practices.
· Nottingham is an ancient city with a Norman castle and an excellent variety of shops, theatre and other modern amenities.· The houses gave some of the poorer residents their first taste of modern domestic amenities.· A hotel as famous for its colonial traditions and gracious lifestyle as for its modern amenities.· It combines the delightful atmosphere of an Oxford market square with every modern amenity for comfortable and practical living today.· The hotel is proud to boast a highly professional team of staff and is well-equipped with all modern amenities.· It retains much of its old-world charms but a newer half of town offers all modern amenities.
· Nottingham is an ancient city with a Norman castle and an excellent variety of shops, theatre and other modern amenities.· Children have their own small pool and a playground. Other amenities include a games room, shop and air-conditioning throughout.· Picture-houses, plumbing, household science, wireless, television, electricity and gas and other urban amenities belonged to the future.
· Even where an application does arouse some opposition, issues of public amenity rarely arise.
· There are obviously wide differences in the provision of social amenities and social services.· A world of well-financed schools, ample social amenities, nice, comfortable childhoods.· But no art, major or minor, can be governed by the rules of social amenity.· He cared little about his living conditions, his personal appearance, or social amenities.
VERB· What the hospital lacked in physical amenities, it made up for in services.
· Both the existing bungalow and the new house would look into the garden of the house, providing an amenity for both.
The hotel is in the city centre, close to shops and local amenities. houses that lack basic amenities (=basic things that people need, such as heat and running water)