amenity
/əˈmiːnɪti
/ /əˈmɛnɪti/noun (plural amenities)
1A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place: the property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities...
- Basic amenities including toilet facilities and drinking water would be provided.
- Many of the old buildings lacked even basic amenities like water supply and restrooms for women.
- You get better services, better local amenities, even public transport is better.
Synonyms
facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage, comfort, benefit, arrangement, opportunity;
(amenities) equipment, provision, solutions, assistance
1.1 [mass noun] The pleasantness or attractiveness of a place: developments which would clash with amenity...
- It would not take a fortune to create a clean and tidy looking river bank and with a little imagination a very good amenity could be created in this area.
- National policy could give a more balanced steer to the conflicts of social justice and affordable housing against landscape and amenity.
- A lot of the surrounding countryside has been classified as National Park, and is great amenity to have on the doorstep.
Synonyms
pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasurableness, enjoyableness, niceness
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French amenite or Latin amoenitas, from amoenus 'pleasant'.
Amenity goes back to Latin amoenus ‘pleasant’.
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