amenity
PleasantnessPleasantness.
» Jail noticeably lacks the basic amenities.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Pleasantness.
We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
Annehmlichkeit, Anmut, Annehmlichkeit
прия́тностьprijátnostʹ, мя́гкостьmjáxkostʹ, удо́бствоudóbstvo
приє́мністьpryjémnistʹ, зручністьzručnistʹ
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
(uncountable)Convenience.
(uncountable)A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, among others.
Einrichtung, öffentliche Einrichtung, Anlage
Examples
12 sentencesJail noticeably lacks the basic amenities.
The health spa was the hotel’s primary amenity.
deDas Spa war die Hauptannehmlichkeit des Hotels.
Gustavo renovated the cabin to add modern amenities.
Room service is an amenity we can live without.
While rural areas are affordable, they often lack amenities.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English amenite, amenyte, partly from Middle French amenité and partInherited 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.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions:agreeableness
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable