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(əmiːnɪti, US -men-)

Word forms: plural amenities

countable noun [usually plural]

Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.

The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms.

Synonyms: facility, service, advantage, comfort More Synonyms of amenity

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amenity in British English

(əˈmiːnɪtɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ties

1. (often plural)

a useful or pleasant facility or service

a swimming pool was just one of the amenities

the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable

3. (usually plural)

a social courtesy or pleasantry

Word origin

C14: from Latin amoenitās pleasantness, from amoenus agreeable

amenity in American English

(əˈmɛnəti; also, əˈminəti)

nounWord forms: plural aˈmenities

pleasant quality; attractiveness

an attractive or desirable feature, as of a place or climate

anything that adds to a person's comfort; convenience

3. [pl.]

the courteous acts and pleasant manners of polite social behavior

Word origin

ME & OFr amenite < L amoenitas < amoenus, pleasant; akin to amare, to love

Examples of 'amenity' in a sentence
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Whereas my little oasis, one of thirty `professional person's dwellings ', was five minutes from every city centre amenity.Emerson had galloped straight into what would have been the village square if the place had boasted such an amenity.

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British English: amenity NOUN

Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.

The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms.

American English: amenity
Brazilian Portuguese: conveniência
Chinese: 便利设施
European Spanish: servicio
French: équipement
German: Einrichtung
Italian: struttura ricreativa
Japanese: 娯楽施設
Korean: 부대 시설
European Portuguese: comodidades
Latin American Spanish: servicio

1 (noun) in the sense of facility

Definition

a useful or enjoyable feature

The hotel amenities include a health club and banqueting rooms.

Synonyms

facility

What recreational facilities are now available?

service

a campaign for better social services

advantage

A good crowd will be a definite advantage to the team.

comfort

convenience

The chalets have all the modern conveniences.

2 (noun) in the sense of refinement

a man of little amenity

Synonyms

refinement

a girl who possessed both dignity and refinement

politeness

She listened to him, but only out of politeness.

affability

Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power.

amiability

I found his amiability charming.

courtesy

He always treats everyone with the utmost courtesy.

mildness

pleasantness

suavity

agreeableness

complaisance

Opposites

rudeness

, bad manners,

discourtesy

incivility

impoliteness

ungraciousness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of advantage

Definition

benefit or profit

A good crowd will be a definite advantage to the team.

Synonyms

benefit,

use,

start,

help,

service,

aid,

profit,

favour,

asset,

assistance,

blessing,

utility,

boon,

ace in the hole,

ace up your sleeve,

convenience,

avail

in the sense of affability

Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power.

Synonyms

friendliness,

warmth,

good humour,

civility,

benevolence,

sociability,

good nature,

graciousness,

cordiality,

urbanity,

geniality,

amiability,

mildness,

kindliness,

congeniality,

approachability,

courtesy,

pleasantness,

benignity,

amicability,

obligingness

in the sense of amiability

I found his amiability charming.

Synonyms

pleasantness,

charm,

kindness,

sweetness,

good humour,

attractiveness,

friendliness,

sociability,

cheerfulness,

good nature,

sweetness and light (informal),

affability,

geniality,

kindliness,

sweet temper,

agreeableness,

benignity,

winsomeness,

delightfulness,

lovableness,

amiableness,

engagingness,

pleasingness

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释义	Trends of amenity View usage for: amenity (əmiːnɪti, US -men-) Word forms: plural amenities countable noun [usually plural] Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort. The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms. Synonyms: facility, service, advantage, comfort More Synonyms of amenity More Synonyms of amenity amenity in British English (əˈmiːnɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. (often plural) a useful or pleasant facility or service a swimming pool was just one of the amenities 2. the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable 3. (usually plural) a social courtesy or pleasantry Word origin C14: from Latin amoenitās pleasantness, from amoenus agreeable amenity in American English (əˈmɛnəti; also, əˈminəti) nounWord forms: plural aˈmenities 1. pleasant quality; attractiveness 2. a. an attractive or desirable feature, as of a place or climate b. anything that adds to a person's comfort; convenience 3. [pl.] the courteous acts and pleasant manners of polite social behavior Word origin ME & OFr amenite < L amoenitas < amoenus, pleasant; akin to amare, to love Examples of 'amenity' in a sentence amenity Whereas my little oasis, one of thirty `professional person's dwellings ', was five minutes from every city centre amenity. Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002) Emerson had galloped straight into what would have been the village square if the place had boasted such an amenity. Elizabeth Peters LORD OF THE SILENT (2002) In other languages amenity British English: amenity NOUN Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort. The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms. American English: amenity Brazilian Portuguese: conveniência Chinese: 便利设施 European Spanish: servicio French: équipement German: Einrichtung Italian: struttura ricreativa Japanese: 娯楽施設 Korean: 부대 시설 European Portuguese: comodidades Latin American Spanish: servicio 1 (noun) in the sense of facility Definition a useful or enjoyable feature The hotel amenities include a health club and banqueting rooms. Synonyms facility What recreational facilities are now available? service a campaign for better social services advantage A good crowd will be a definite advantage to the team. comfort convenience The chalets have all the modern conveniences. 2 (noun) in the sense of refinement a man of little amenity Synonyms refinement a girl who possessed both dignity and refinement politeness She listened to him, but only out of politeness. affability Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power. amiability I found his amiability charming. courtesy He always treats everyone with the utmost courtesy. mildness pleasantness suavity agreeableness complaisance Opposites rudeness , bad manners, discourtesy , incivility , impoliteness , ungraciousness Additional synonyms in the sense of advantage Definition benefit or profit A good crowd will be a definite advantage to the team. Synonyms benefit, use, start, help, service, aid, profit, favour, asset, assistance, blessing, utility, boon, ace in the hole, ace up your sleeve, convenience, avail in the sense of affability Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power. Synonyms friendliness, warmth, good humour, civility, benevolence, sociability, good nature, graciousness, cordiality, urbanity, geniality, amiability, mildness, kindliness, congeniality, approachability, courtesy, pleasantness, benignity, amicability, obligingness in the sense of amiability I found his amiability charming. Synonyms pleasantness, charm, kindness, sweetness, good humour, attractiveness, friendliness, sociability, cheerfulness, good nature, sweetness and light (informal), affability, geniality, kindliness, sweet temper, agreeableness, benignity, winsomeness, delightfulness, lovableness, amiableness, engagingness, pleasingness Synonyms of 'amenity' amenity Explore 'amenity' in the dictionary
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