amenity

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.

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[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.

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amenity

Noun

pl -ties a useful or enjoyable feature: all kinds of amenities including horse riding and golf [Latin amoenus agreeable]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amenity - 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" agreeableness pleasantness, sweetness - the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day"

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amenity

noun 1. facility, service, advantage, comfort, convenience

noun 2. refinement, politeness, affability, amiability, courtesy, mildness, pleasantness, suavity, agreeableness, complaisance << OPPOSITE rudeness

Translations

amenity [əˈmiːnɪtɪ] n → servicio

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amenity [əˈmiːnɪtɪ] n → charme m, agrément m

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amenity [əˈmiːnɪtɪ] n → (Freizeit)einrichtung f

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amenity [əˈmiːnɪtɪ] n → amenità f inv