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amenity

ame·nity

UK/əˈmiːnəti/ US/əˈmɛnəti/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • amenity block
  • amenity fee
  • amenity tree
  • civic amenity
  • civic amenity site
  • communal amenity
  • public amenity

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