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amenity

noun
/əˈmiːnəti/UK/əˈmɛnəti/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English amenite, amenyte, partly from Middle French amenité and partly from its etymon, Latin amoenitās (“pleasantness, delightfulness”), from amoenus (“pleasant, delightful”), of unknown origin.

  1. derived from amoenitās
  2. derived from amenité
  3. inherited from amenite

Definitions

  1. Pleasantness.

    • We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.

  2. A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.

    • All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
    • The complex includes the usual utilities (gas and electricity) and amenities like wifi and a gym (toilets with toiletries included too).

  3. Convenience.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a…

      A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

The neighborhood

Derived

amenities, amenity block, amenity fee, amenity tree, civic amenity site, communal amenity, disamenity, public amenity

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for amenity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA