Meaning of AMENITY
| Pronunciation: | | u'menitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | agreeableness |
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| | Antonyms: | | disagreeableness | | |
| | See Also: | | pleasantness, sweetness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Amenities}. [F. am['e]nit['e], L.
amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.]
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.
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| | Related Terms: | | accommodation, act of courtesy, advantage, affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amiability, amicability, appliance, appurtenance, attention, attractiveness, betterment, bliss, blissfulness, charm, civilities, civility, comfort, comity, compatibility, complaisance, congeniality, considerateness, convenience, cordiality, courteousness, courtesy, deference, delightfulness, enhancement, enjoyableness, enrichment, etiquette, excellence, extravagance, facility, fascination, favor, felicitousness, frill, gallantry, geniality, goodliness, goodness, graceful gesture, gracefulness, graciousness, gratefulness, harmoniousness, improvement, mellifluousness, mellowness, merit, mores, niceness, pleasance, pleasantness, pleasantry, pleasingness, pleasurability, pleasurableness, pleasure, pleasurefulness, polite act, politeness, proprieties, quality, rapport, respect, respectfulness, sociability, solicitousness, solicitude, superfluity, sweetness, sweetness and light, tact, tactfulness, thoughtfulness, urbanity, virtue, welcomeness |
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