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a·men·i·ty  (-mn-t, -mn-)
n. pl. a·men·i·ties
1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness.
2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort.
3. A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location.
4. amenities Social courtesies.

[Middle English amenite, from Old French, from Latin amoenits, from amoenus, pleasant.]
Synonyms: amenity, comfort, convenience, facility
These nouns denote something that increases physical ease or facilitates work: an apartment with amenities like air conditioning; a suite with all the comforts of home; a kitchen with every convenience; a school with excellent facilities.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.amenitiesamenities - things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"
bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
Translations
amenities [əˈmiːnɪtiz] npl (= facilities) → aménagements mpl, équipements mpl
The hotel has very good amenities → L'hôtel est très bien aménagé.
basic amenities → éléments mpl de confort essentiel
public amenities → équipements mpl collectifs
local amenities (shops, libraries, schools)équipements mpl locaux
"close to all amenities" → "proche de toutes les commodités"

amenities أسباب الراحة veřejná zařízení bekvemmeligheder Einrichtungen ανέσεις servicios mukavuudet aménagements pogodnosti servizi アメニティー 편의 시설 voorzieningen bekvemmeligheter udogodnienia facilidades прелести bekvämligheter สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก olanaklar tiện nghi 配套设施


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"But for you and me, old fellow, it's time to drop these amenities," continued Dolokhov, as if he found particular pleasure in speaking of this subject which irritated Denisov.
Daughtry even encouraged this exchange of facial amenities for the purpose of deterring him from ever hoping to win ashore to the village of his birth.
The late Carleon Anthony, the poet, sang in his time of the domestic and social amenities of our age with a most felicitous versification, his object being, in his own words, "to glorify the result of six thousand years' evolution towards the refinement of thought, manners and feelings.
 
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