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Amenity

/əˈmiːnəti/

Pleasantness.

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noun
  1. 1

    Pleasantness.

    "We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday."

  2. 2

    A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.

    "All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable."

  3. 3

    Convenience.

  4. 4

    A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.

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agreeablenessnoun(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.

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disagreeablenessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being disagreeable.

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agreeablenessnoun(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
pleasurenoun(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
beautificationnounMaking beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
recreationnounAny activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
conveniencenounThe quality of being convenient.
approvalnounAn expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
leisurenounFree time, time free from work or duties.
authorisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorization. [(countable) An act of authorizing.]
grantingnounThe act by which something is granted.
loonoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
certificationnounThe granting of a certificate.
communitynoun(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
recreationalFor, or relating to, recreation.
accreditationnoun(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
licensingnounA giving of license to do something; sanction.
registrationnoun(countable, uncountable) The act of signing up or registering for something.
cityscapenounThe view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured landscape.
licencenounUK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
whitewashingnoun(figuratively) The effacement of errors or bad actions.
afforestationnounThe act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.

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