amenity
amenity Lexical Profile
amenity Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place that provides comfort, convenience, or enjoyment.
"The hotel is located in the city center, close to all local shops and modern amenities."
A polite or agreeable act or expression in social intercourse (usually used in the plural).
"After exchanging the customary social amenities, the two ambassadors began the formal treaty negotiations."
The pleasantness or attractiveness of a place, climate, or environment.
"The council planted new trees along the boulevard to preserve the visual amenity of the historic neighborhood."
• Rhymes for amenity
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle English period from Old French 'amenite' or directly from Latin 'amoenitas' ('pleasantness, delightfulness'), derived from the adjective 'amoenus' ('pleasant, charming').