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English Dictionary: amenities by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amenities
n
  1. things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"
    Synonym(s): comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Amenity \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Amenities}. [F. am[82]nit[82], 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.
  
               A sweetness and amenity of temper.         --Buckle.
  
               This climate has not seduced by its amenities. --W.
                                                                              Howitt.
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