| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·men·i·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -m n  -t , -mn- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. a·men·i·ties
1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness. 2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort. 3. A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location. 4. amenities Social courtesies. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English amenite, from Old French, from Latin amoenit s, from amoenus, pleasant. | | SYNONYMS: | amenity, comfort, convenience, facility These nouns denote something that increases physical ease or facilitates work: an apartment with amenities like air conditioning; a suite with all the comforts of home; a kitchen with every convenience; a school with excellent facilities.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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