amenity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
    agreeableness.
    • a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations
    • he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age

WordNet

A*men"i*ty noun
Etymology
F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.
Wordforms
plural Amenities
Definitions
  1. The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
    A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle.
    This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt.

Webster 1913