amenities

Variant of amenity

amenity definition

amen·ity (ə men′ə tē; also, -mēn′-)

noun pl. amenities -·ties

  1. pleasant quality; attractiveness
    1. an attractive or desirable feature, as of a place or climate
    2. anything that adds to a person's comfort; convenience
  3. the courteous acts and pleasant manners of polite social behavior

Etymology: ME & OFr amenite < L amoenitas < amoenus, pleasant; akin to amare, to love

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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