different between amenity vs amenities

English

Alternative forms

• amœnity (archaic)

Etymology

From French aménité, from Latin amoenit?s (“pleasantness, delightfulness”), from amoenus (“pleasant, delightful”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mi?n?ti/, /??m?n?ti/

Noun

amenity (countable and uncountable, plural amenities)

1. Pleasantness.

   We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday.
2. A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.

   All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
3. Convenience.
4. (cartography) a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.

   Synonyms: facility, infrastructure

Derived terms

Translations

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English

Etymology

From French aménité, from Latin amoenit?s (“pleasantness, delightfulness”), from amoenus (“pleasant, delightful”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?n.?.ti?z/

Noun

amenities

1. plural of amenity

Noun

amenities pl (plural only)

1. The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.

   Synonyms: pleasantness, civility, suavity, gentleness

   • 1917, Arthur Conan Doyle, "His Last Bow":

     "I trust that you are as comfortable as circumstances permit," said Holmes when the final arrangements were made. "Should I be guilty of a liberty if I lit a cigar and placed it between your lips?"

     But all amenities were wasted upon the angry German.

   • 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, 1992 Bantam edition, ?ISBN, page 24:

     When we got to Sullivan Street Mrs. Ricci was waiting in front with a glare in her eye that made me decide not to stop for any amenities.

References

• amenities at OneLook Dictionary Search
• amenities in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.