amenity

/ə'mi:niti/

Thân thiện

The hotel's most appreciated amenity was the sparkling outdoor swimming pool.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pleasant or agreeable feature or quality: An amenity is something that makes a place, situation, or experience more comfortable, convenient, or enjoyable.
   • (Often plural, amenities) A useful or desirable facility or service: This refers to the physical features, services, or conveniences provided, especially in a building, town, or public space.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The hotel's amenities include a swimming pool, a spa, and free Wi-Fi.
  • Parks and libraries are important public amenities for any community.
  • The quiet neighborhood was its greatest amenity.

Advanced Usage

• "The amenities of life": Refers to the comforts and conveniences that make life pleasant and easy.
  • After years of hard work, he finally had the means to enjoy the amenities of life.
• "Social amenities": Refers to polite behaviors or pleasantries expected in social interactions.
  • After exchanging the usual social amenities, they began their business discussion.

Variants and Related Words

• Amenities (n, plural form): The most common usage, referring to a set of desirable features or services.
  • The apartment complex boasts many amenities.
• Amenable (adj): Willing to cooperate or be influenced. (Note: This is a related word but has a different core meaning focused on willingness rather than pleasantness).

Synonyms

• Convenience: Something that saves trouble or adds comfort.
• Facility: A place, piece of equipment, or service provided for a particular purpose.
• Comfort: A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
• Perk: An advantage or benefit enjoyed in addition to regular wages or salary.

Antonyms

• Inconvenience: Something that causes trouble or difficulty.
• Hardship: Severe suffering or privation.
• Discomfort: Slight pain or a feeling of being physically uneasy.

Related Phrases

• "To lack amenities": To be without desirable features or services.
  • The remote cabin lacked basic amenities like running water.
• "To add amenities": To include new pleasant features or services.
  • The city council voted to add more amenities to the public park.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• agreeableness