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a·men·i·ty
(ə-mĕn′ĭ-tē, ə-mē′nĭ-)n. pl. a·men·i·ties
1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness: "Everything in her surroundings ministered to feelings of ease and amenity" (Edith Wharton).
2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort: amenities offered by the hotel.
3. A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location.
4. amenities Social courtesies.
[Middle English amenite, from Old French, from Latin amoenitās, from amoenus, pleasant.]
Synonyms: amenity, comfort, convenience
These nouns denote something that increases physical ease or facilitates work: an apartment with amenities like air conditioning; a suite with all the comforts of home; a kitchen with every convenience.
These nouns denote something that increases physical ease or facilitates work: an apartment with amenities like air conditioning; a suite with all the comforts of home; a kitchen with every convenience.
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amenity
(əˈmiːnɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. (often plural) a useful or pleasant facility or service: a swimming pool was just one of the amenities.
2. the fact or condition of being pleasant or agreeable
3. (usually plural) a social courtesy or pleasantry
[C14: from Latin amoenitās pleasantness, from amoenus agreeable]
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a•men•i•ty
(əˈmɛn ɪ ti, əˈmi nɪ-)n., pl. -ties.
1. an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility: social amenities.
2. any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure: The hotel has a swimming pool and other amenities.
3. the quality of being pleasing or agreeable: the amenity of a temperate climate.
[1400–50; late Middle English amenite < Anglo-French < Latin amoenitās=amoen(us) pleasing + -itās -ity]
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Noun 1. [画像:amenity - pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions]amenity - 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"
pleasantness, sweetness - the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day"
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amenity
noun
1. facility, service, advantage, comfort, convenience The hotel amenities include a health club and banqueting rooms.
2. refinement, politeness, affability, amiability, courtesy, mildness, pleasantness, suavity, agreeableness, complaisance A man of little amenity.
refinement rudeness, bad manners, discourtesy, incivility, impoliteness, ungraciousness
refinement rudeness, bad manners, discourtesy, incivility, impoliteness, ungraciousness
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amenity
noun1. The quality of being pleasant and friendly:
2. Anything that increases physical comfort:
3. A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease in dealings and social relationships.Used in plural:
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Translations
لَطَافَة، إعْتِدَال
dobré vybavenípohodlípůvab
behagelighedbekvemmelighed
malonumaspatogumas
ērtībasjaukumi
spoločenské vybavenie
hoşlukkolaylık
amenity
[əˈmiːnɪtɪ]A. N
1. (= quality) → amenidad f
2. (= thing) (gen pl) amenities → comodidades fpl
the amenities of life → las cosas agradables de la vida
a house with all amenities → una casa con todas las comodidades or todo confort
the hotel has very good amenities → el hotel tiene excelentes servicios e instalaciones
the town has many amenities → la ciudad ofrece gran variedad de servicios
we are trying to improve the city's amenities → nos esforzamos por mejorar las instalaciones de la ciudad
the amenities of life → las cosas agradables de la vida
a house with all amenities → una casa con todas las comodidades or todo confort
the hotel has very good amenities → el hotel tiene excelentes servicios e instalaciones
the town has many amenities → la ciudad ofrece gran variedad de servicios
we are trying to improve the city's amenities → nos esforzamos por mejorar las instalaciones de la ciudad
B. CPD amenity bed N (Brit) (Med) → habitación f privada
amenity society N (Brit) → asociación f para la conservación del medio ambiente
amenity society N (Brit) → asociación f para la conservación del medio ambiente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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amenity
n
(= aid to pleasant living) (public) amenity → öffentliche Einrichtung ; the lack of amenities in many parts of the city → der Mangel an Einkaufs-, Unterhaltungs- und Transportmöglichkeiten in vielen Teilen der Stadt ; close to all amenities → in günstiger (Einkaufs- und Verkehrs)lage ; this house has every amenity → dieses Haus bietet jeden Komfort ; a high/low amenity district → eine Gegend mit hoher/geringer Wohnqualität
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amenity
(əˈmiːnəti) – plural aˈmenities – noun something that makes life more pleasant or convenient. This part of town has a lot of amenities – good shops, parks etc. geriewe لَطَافَة، إعْتِدَال удобство amenidade půvab, pohodlí, dobré vybavení die Annehmlichkeiten bekvemmelighed; behagelighed ανέσεις comodidad, amenidad mugavused تسهیلات mukavuus commodités שֵׁירוּתִים וּמִתקָנִים सुख-सुविधा blagodat kényelem fasilitas þægindi, það sem e-ð hefur upp á að bjóða comodità, comfort (生活の便宜の) 施設 생활을 즐겁게 하는 것 malonumas, patogumas ērtības; jaukumi kemudahan faciliteit bekvemmelighet, gode udogodnienie اسانتیاوی comodidade atracţii; distracţii удобства pohodlie, spoločenské vybavenie udobje, užitki pogodnost lockelse, bekvämlighet, facilitet สิ่งอํานวยความสะดวก hoşluk, kolaylık 休閒設施 втіхи, задоволення خوشگواری tiện nghi 娱乐设施
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