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amenities en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of pleasantries.
    • The prime ministers engaged in diplomatic amenities before signing the treaty.
    • "I trust that you are as comfortable as circumstances permit," said Holmes, when the final arrangements were made. "Should I be guilty of a liberty if I lit a cigar and placed it between your lips?" But all amenities were wasted upon the angry German. 1917 September, Arthur Conan Doyle, “His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes”, in His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, published October 1917, →OCLC, page 306:
    • When we got to Sullivan Street Mrs. Ricci was waiting in front with a glare in her eye that made me decide not to stop for any amenities. 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 24:
  2. (plural, plural-only) Things or circumstances that are welcome and make life a little easier or more pleasant; a public facility.
    • The complex includes the usual public utilities, such as gas and electricity, and amenities like Wi-Fi and a gym (its toilets with toiletries included too).
    • The Castle is an antique extent of ground, which now they call Marsfield, and would have ben a fitting area to have plac’d the Ducal palace in. The suburbs are large, the prospects sweete, with other amenities, not omitting the flower gardens, in which all the inhabitants excel. 1671 October 26 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for 17 October 1671]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC, page 445:
    • All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable.
  3. (US, broadly, euphemistic, plural, plural-only) A restroom or a public toilet (that is to say, one in a public facility).
    • Where can we find the amenities here, please?

Synonyms

pleasantries

Translations (3)

pl udogodnienia (public facilities) · es mobiliario urbano (public facilities) · pl wyposażenie (public facilities)