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amenity

a·men·i·ty [ ə ménnə tee, ə mnə tee ] (plural a·men·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. public facility: a useful or attractive feature or a service, e.g. leisure facilities ( often used in the plural )
the amenities of a luxury hotel

2. pleasantness: the experience of a place as pleasant or attractive
thoroughly enjoyed the amenity of the clean mountain air in the summer

[14th century. Directly or via French aménité< Latin amoenitas< amoenus "pleasant"]
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