Amenities
an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
the graceful amenities of society.
any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure:
The house has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, and other amenities.
the quality of being pleasing or agreeable in situation, prospect, disposition, etc.; pleasantness:
the amenity of the Caribbean climate.
amenities, lavatory; bathroom: used as a euphemism.
Contemporary Examples
People think, why not move south, where amenities are in abundance?
Is Philadelphia in Decline? New Report Shows a City With Marked Challenges Daniel Stone April 3, 2012
The plane was overflowing with a cornucopia of luxury food and amenities, as if destined for Paris.
Frank Sinatra and the Birth of the Jet Set William Stadiem August 1, 2014
The amenities include a fitness room, a sauna, a beauty parlor, and a karaoke setup.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel Michael Daly December 19, 2014
All of these amenities are, of course, in addition to the basic issue of getting there.
Coachella, Oasis For Douchebags and Trust Fund Babies, Should Be Avoided At All Costs Marlow Stern April 11, 2014
The amenities of urban life, restaurants, theaters, walk-able neighborhoods, bicycle lanes, attract the next generation.
There’ are Gray Shadows in Tuesday’s DC Primary Eleanor Clift March 30, 2014
Historical Examples
To them the Americans seemed to lack a proper knowledge of the amenities of life.
The Fathers of the Constitution Max Farrand
These were the current amenities of his two friends since Dubuche had attended the School of Arts.
His Masterpiece Emile Zola
Their fever is fed for months and years by the discomforts and amenities of city life.
If You’re Going to Live in the Country Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
The elder Disraeli has a chapter on this subject in his amenities of Literature.
Shakespeare Jest-Books; Unknown
He talked of spring and flowers, quoted poets and added the treasures of a well-stored mind to the amenities of the day.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
noun (pl) -ties
(often pl) a useful or pleasant facility or service: a swimming pool was just one of the amenities
the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable
(usually pl) a social courtesy or pleasantry
n.
“creature comforts of a town, house, etc.” 1908, plural of amenity. Latin amoena, plural of amoenus, also was used as a noun with a sense of “pleasant places.”
n.
late 14c., “quality of being pleasant or agreeable,” from Old French amenite, from Latin amoenitatem (nominative amoenitas) “delightfulness, pleasantness,” from amoenus “pleasant,” perhaps related to amare “to love” (see Amy).
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