different between amenity vs requisite

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

Anagrams

• any time, anytime

English

Etymology

From Latin requ?s?tus, perfect passive participle of requ?r? (“I require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???kw?z?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???kw?z?t/

Adjective

requisite (comparative more requisite, superlative most requisite)

1. Essential, indispensable, required.

   Synonyms: necessary; see also Thesaurus:requisite

Related terms

• requisition

Translations

Noun

requisite (plural requisites)

1. An indispensable item; a requirement.

Hyponyms

• prerequisite

Translations

Italian

Verb

requisite

1. inflection of requisire:
   1. second-person plural present
   2. second-person plural imperative

Adjective

requisite

1. feminine plural of requisito

Latin

Participle

requ?s?te

1. vocative masculine singular of requ?s?tus

Portuguese

Verb

requisite

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of requisitar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of requisitar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of requisitar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of requisitar