Amenities

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amenity \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Amenities}. [F. am['e]nit['e], 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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           A sweetness and amenity of temper.       --Buckle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           This climate has not seduced by its amenities. --W.
                                                    Howitt.
     [1913 Webster] Amenorrhea --AS

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amenities \amenities\ n.
     1. things that make you comfortable and at ease. all the
        amenities of a first-class hotel
  
     Syn: comforts, creature comforts, conveniences
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amenities
       n : things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the
           comforts of home" [syn: {comforts}, {creature comforts},
           {conveniences}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "amenities":
     cakes and ale, ceremonies, civilities, civility, comforts, comity,
     conveniences, convention, courtliness, creature comforts,
     decencies, decorum, dignities, diplomatic code, elegance,
     elegancies, etiquette, excellent accommodations, exquisite manners,
     formalities, gentilities, good form, good manners, graces, manners,
     mores, natural politeness, point of etiquette, politeness,
     politesse, proprieties, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners,
     rites, rituals, rules of conduct, social code, social conduct,
     social graces, social procedures, social usage