Amenity

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈmiːnÉ™ti/, /əˈmenÉ™ti/

Alternative forms

• amÅ“nity archaic

Origin

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

Full definition of amenity

Noun

1. Pleasantness.We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
2. A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
3. Convenience.
4. (cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.

Synonyms

• (piece of infrastructure) facility

Derived terms

• public amenity
• communal amenity
• civic amenity site

Anagrams

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