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a·men·i·ty

 (ə-mĕn′ĭ-tē, ə-mē′nĭ-)
n.pl.a·men·i·ties
1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness:"Everything in her surroundings ministered to feelings of ease and amenity"(Edith Wharton).
2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort:amenities offered by the hotel.
3. A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location.
4.amenities Social courtesies.

[Middle Englishamenite, from Old French, from Latinamoenitās, fromamoenus,pleasant.]
Synonyms: amenity, comfort, convenience
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.
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amenity

(əˈmiːnɪtɪ)
n,pl-ties
1. (often plural) a useful or pleasant facility or service:a swimming pool was just one of the amenities.
2.the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable
3. (usually plural) a social courtesy or pleasantry
[C14: from Latinamoenitās pleasantness, fromamoenus agreeable]
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a•men•i•ty

(əˈmɛn ɪ ti, əˈmi nɪ-)

n.,pl.-ties.
1. an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility: social amenities.
2. any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure: The hotel has a swimming pool and other amenities.
3. the quality of being pleasing or agreeable: the amenity of a temperate climate.
[1400–50; late Middle Englishamenite < Anglo-French < Latinamoenitās=amoen(us) pleasing +-itās-ity]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.amenity - pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditionsamenity - 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"
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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

amenity

noun
2.Anything that increases physical comfort:
comfort,convenience,facility (often used in plural).
3.A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease in dealings and social relationships.Used in plural:
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Translations
لَطَافَة، إعْتِدَال
dobré vybavenípohodlípůvab
behagelighedbekvemmelighed
malonumaspatogumas
ērtībasjaukumi
spoločenské vybavenie
hoşlukkolaylık

amenity

[əˈmiːnɪtɪ]
A.N
1. (=quality) →amenidadf
2. (=thing) (gen pl)amenitiescomodidadesfpl
the amenities of lifelascosasagradablesde lavida
a house with all amenitiesunacasa con todas lascomodidadesor todoconfort
the hotel has very good amenitiesel hoteltieneexcelentesservicios einstalaciones
the town has many amenitieslaciudadofrecegranvariedad deservicios
we are trying to improve the city's amenitiesnosesforzamos pormejorar lasinstalacionesde laciudad
B.CPDamenity bedN (Brit) (Med) →habitaciónfprivada
amenity societyN (Brit) →asociaciónf para laconservacióndelmedio ambiente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

amenity

[əˈmiːnɪti]n (=pleasantness) →charmem,agrémentm
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

amenity

n
(= aid to pleasant living)(public)amenityöffentlicheEinrichtung;the lack of amenities in many parts of the cityderMangel anEinkaufs-, Unterhaltungs- und Transportmöglichkeiten in vielenTeilen derStadt;close to all amenitiesingünstiger (Einkaufs- und Verkehrs)lage;this house has everyamenitydiesesHausbietet jedenKomfort;a high/lowamenity districteineGegend mithoher/geringer Wohnqualität
(= pleasantness:of place) →angenehmeLage
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

amenity

(əˈmiːnəti)pluralaˈmenities noun
something that makes life more pleasant or convenient.This part of town has a lot of amenities – good shops, parks etc. geriewe لَطَافَة، إعْتِدَال удобство amenidade půvab, pohodlí, dobré vybavení die Annehmlichkeiten bekvemmelighed; behagelighedανέσειςcomodidad,amenidad mugavused تسهیلات mukavuuscommodités שֵׁירוּתִים וּמִתקָנִים सुख-सुविधा blagodat kényelem fasilitas þægindi, það sem e-ð hefur upp á að bjóðacomodità,comfort (生活の便宜の) 施設 생활을 즐겁게 하는 것 malonumas, patogumas ērtības; jaukumi kemudahanfaciliteitbekvemmelighet,godeudogodnienie اسانتیاوی comodidade atracţii; dis­tracţiiудобства pohodlie, spoločenské vybavenie udobje, užitki pogodnost lockelse, bekvämlighet, facilitet สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก hoşluk,kolaylık 休閒設施 втіхи, задоволення خوشگواری tiện nghi娱乐设施
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This appeal is not always a charm, for there are estuaries of a particularly dispiriting ugliness: lowlands, mud- flats, or perhaps barren sandhills without beauty of form oramenity of aspect, covered with a shabby and scanty vegetation conveying the impression of poverty and uselessness.
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What arts she employed to soothe and blind him I know not, but she succeeded both in allaying his wrath, and hoodwinking his discernment, as was soon proved by the alteration in his mien and manner; she must have managed to convince him that I neither was, nor ever had been, a rival of his, for the fortnight of fury against me terminated in a fit of exceeding graciousness andamenity, not unmixed with a dash of exulting self-complacency, more ludicrous than irritating.
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