amenity

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=men=i=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

amenity, n. [F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.].

 The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.  [1913 Webster]
"A sweetness and amenity of temper."  [1913 Webster]
"This climate has not seduced by its amenities."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

amenity, n. (pl. -ies)
1 (usu. in pl.) a pleasant or useful feature.
2 pleasantness (of a place, person, etc.).

Idiom

amenity-bed Brit. a bed available in a hospital to give more privacy for a small payment.

Etymology

ME f. OF amenit{eacute} or L amoenitas f. amoenus pleasant

THESAURUS

amenity

accommodation, act of courtesy, advantage, affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amiability, amicability, appliance, appurtenance, attention, attractiveness, betterment, bliss, blissfulness, charm, civilities, civility, comfort, comity, compatibility, complaisance, congeniality, considerateness, convenience, cordiality, courteousness, courtesy, deference, delightfulness, enhancement, enjoyableness, enrichment, etiquette, excellence, extravagance, facility, fascination, favor, felicitousness, frill, gallantry, geniality, goodliness, goodness, graceful gesture, gracefulness, graciousness, gratefulness, harmoniousness, improvement, mellifluousness, mellowness, merit, mores, niceness, pleasance, pleasantness, pleasantry, pleasingness, pleasurability, pleasurableness, pleasure, pleasurefulness, polite act, politeness, proprieties, quality, rapport, respect, respectfulness, sociability, solicitousness, solicitude, superfluity, sweetness, sweetness and light, tact, tactfulness, thoughtfulness, urbanity, virtue, welcomeness

ROGET THESAURUS

amenity

Pleasurableness

N pleasurableness, pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasure giving, jucundity, delectability, amusement, attraction, attractiveness, attractability, invitingness, harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability, winsomeness, loveliness, sunny side, bright side, sweets, goodness, manna in the wilderness, land flowing with milk and honey, bittersweet, fair weather, treat, regale, dainty, titbit, tidbit, nuts, sauce piquante, causing pleasure, laetificant, pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, leef, lief, acceptable, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, welcomed, favorite, to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking, satisfactory, refreshing, comfortable, cordial, genial, glad, gladsome, sweet, delectable, nice, dainty, delicate, delicious, dulcet, luscious, palatable, luxurious, voluptuous, sensual, attractive, inviting, prepossessing, engaging, winning, winsome, taking, fascinating, captivating, killing, seducing, seductive, heart-robbing, alluring, enticing, appetizing, cheering, bewitching, enchanting, entrancing, enravishing, charming, delightful, felicitous, exquisite, lovely, ravishing, rapturous, heartfelt, thrilling, ecstatic, beatic, beatific, seraphic, empyrean, elysian, palmy, halcyon, Saturnian, decies repetita placebit, charms strike the sight but merit wins the soul, sweetness and light, beauty is only skin deep.

Courtesy

N courtesy, respect, good manners, good behavior, good breeding, manners, politeness, bienseance, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, polish, presence, civility, civilization, amenity, suavity, good temper, good humor, amiability, easy temper, complacency, soft tongue, mansuetude, condescension, affability, complaisance, pr_evenance, amability, gallantry, pink of politeness, pink of courtesy, compliment, fair words, soft words, sweet words, honeyed phrases, ceremonial salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition, welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances, kind regards, kind remembrances, love, best love, duty, empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation, salaams, obeisance, bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping, kneeling, genuflection, obsequiousness, capping, shaking hands grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge, love token, kiss, buss, salute, mark of recognition, nod, nods and becks and wreathed smiles, valediction, condolence, courteous, polite, civil, mannerly, urbane, well-behaved, well- mannered, well-bred, well-brought up, good-mannered, polished, civilized, cultivated, refined, gentlemanlike, gallant, on one's good behavior, fine spoken, fair spoken, soft-spoken, honey-mouthed, honey- tongued, oily, bland, obliging, conciliatory, complaisant, complacent, obsequious, ingratiating, winning, gentle, mild, good-humored, cordial, gracious, affable, familiar, neighborly, diplomatic, tactful, politic, artful, courteously, with a good grace, with open arms, with outstretched arms, a bras ouverts, suaviter in modo, in good humor, Int, hail!, welcome!, well met!, ave!, all hail!, good day, good morrow!, Godspeed!, pax vobiscum!, may your shadow never be less!, Tien de plus estimable que la ceremonie, the very pink of courtesy.