amenity

CEFRC1

/əˈmiːnəti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A useful or pleasant feature of a place or service.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant; a public facility.

Examples

  • Room service is an amenity we can live without.

  • The health spa was the hotel’s primary amenity.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /əˈmɛnəti/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

More examples

In context

  • All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.

  • We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.

  • The complex includes the usual (public) utilities (such as gas and electricity) and amenities like wifi and a gym (its toilets with toiletries included too).

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited 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.