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amenity

noun

ame·​ni·​ty ə-ˈme-nə-tē How to pronounce amenity (audio) -ˈmē- How to pronounce amenity (audio)
plural amenities
1
: something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
hotels with modern amenities
providing residents with the basic amenities
2
usually amenities : something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships
maintaining social amenities
3
a
: the quality of being pleasant or agreeable
b(1)
: the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure
(2)
: a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value

Example Sentences

The hotel has every amenity you could want. an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior
Recent Examples on the Web For proof, look no further than Lighthouse Park, Cleveland’s new newest public amenity. Steven Litt, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022 This complimentary amenity is available through September. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 Another true-to-the-time amenity is the Billiards room, equipped with a fireplace and pool table. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 And although a 2021 report showed that less than 5 percent of U.K. homes have air conditioning, most of the country's movie theaters are equipped with the amenity. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 Cool and comfortable inside the Field House: Another amenity the average fan will be able to enjoy will be the air conditioning upgrade given to the Field House, home to the defending national champion women’s volleyball team. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2022 Olmsted understood the promise of the park as a social force that would become an amenity in city life over the decades. New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 For Easterwood, a predominantly Black neighborhood of rowhouses situated between Druid Hill Park and Leakin Park, the skateboard park would bring an amenity where there have been few. Washington Post, 10 June 2021 The rise of remote work as an amenity by employers is expected to moderate wage growth. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English amenite, from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Time Traveler
The first known use of amenity was in the 14th century

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