amenity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: amenity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for amenity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amenity n pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" Synonym(s): agreeableness, amenity Antonym(s): disagreeableness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amenity \Amen"ity\, 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.