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Definition of Amenity
1. Noun. Pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions. "He discovered the amenities of reading at an early age"
Generic synonyms: Pleasantness, Sweetness
Derivative terms: Agreeable
Antonyms: Disagreeableness
Definition of Amenity
1. n. The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
Definition of Amenity
1. Noun. Pleasantness. ¹
2. Noun. A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant. ¹
3. Noun. Convenience. ¹
4. Noun. (context: cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amenity
1. the quality of being pleasant or agreeable [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amenity
Literary usage of Amenity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1908)
"An Early War-Time amenity—The Author invited to diue with the Enemy—" ... He was
disappointed when I refused to accept this amenity, and advised him to be ..."
2. Valuing Rural Amenities by United States Dept. of Agriculture (2000)
"The amenity of nature or the nature of amenity The relationship between the use
of land and the amenities provided is not straightforward. ..."
3. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... and sees much that is remarkable—Interviews of Dr. Rogers with Parma—Wonderful
harangues of the envoy—Extraordinary amenity of Alexander, ..."
4. The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance by SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"In particular, there are two principal types of policies to promote amenity
markets: • policies to stimulate co-ordination between supply and demand; ..."
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