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amenity

a·men·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-men-i-tee, uh-mee-ni-]
    • /əˈmɛn ɪ ti, əˈmi nɪ-/
    • /əˈmiː.nɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-men-i-tee, uh-mee-ni-]
    • /əˈmɛn ɪ ti, əˈmi nɪ-/

Definitions of amenity word

  • countable noun amenity Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort. 3
  • noun amenity a useful or pleasant facility or service 3
  • noun amenity the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable 3
  • noun amenity a social courtesy or pleasantry 3
  • noun amenity pleasant quality; attractiveness 3
  • noun amenity an attractive or desirable feature, as of a place or climate 3

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Origin of amenity

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English amenite < Anglo-French < Latin amoenitās, equivalent to amoen(us) pleasing + -itās -ity

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Parts of speech for Amenity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

amenity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

amenity usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for amenity

noun amenity

  • facility — Often, facilities. something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service: transportation facilities; educational facilities; a new research facility. something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.: to provide someone with every facility for accomplishing a task; to lack facilities for handling bulk mail.
  • comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
  • improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
  • convenience — If something is done for your convenience, it is done in a way that is useful or suitable for you.
  • self-enhancement — to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candlelight enhanced her beauty.

Antonyms for amenity

noun amenity

  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
  • disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
  • inconvenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
  • misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.

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