Amenity Definition

ə-mĕnĭ-tē, ə-mēnĭ-
amenities
noun
amenities
The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness.
American Heritage
Pleasant quality; attractiveness.
Webster's New World
Something that contributes to physical or material comfort.
Amenities offered by the hotel.
American Heritage
An attractive or desirable feature, as of a particular climate or piece of real estate.
Webster's New World
A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Amenity

Noun

Singular:
amenity
Plural:
amenities

Origin of Amenity

  • From French aménité, from Latin amoenitās (“pleasantness, delightfulness”), from amoenus (“pleasant, delightful”), of unknown origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English amenite from Old French from Latin amoenitās from amoenus pleasant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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