Definition of amenity in English:

amenity

nounPlural amenitiesəˈmiːnɪtiəˈmɛnɪtiəˈmɛnədi

1A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.
方便条件；便利设施
the property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities
该房产所处地段方便，紧靠当地所有的便利设施。
Example sentencesExamples
- A fine first step in this direction would be to provide basic amenities in all the depots.
- In addition, there is the impact on local amenities such as schools and health centres to be considered.
- The church, built in 1843, had deteriorated in recent years and lacked basic amenities.
- An architect had been taking pictures of local amenities for a planning application.
- Many of the old buildings lacked even basic amenities like water supply and restrooms for women.
- The local roads, services, amenities, houses and schools are not large enough.
- Although there are sketchy details at present, the platform will feature all the usual amenities.
- The system was one which, although it had its irritations, also had its comforts and amenities for both sides.
- There is no doubt that the provision of these amenities has been a tremendous success.
- He also pointed out the concerns over traffic and the lack of amenities.
- Once you have decided where you want to live, make sure that the local amenities suit your needs.
- His home was destroyed, along with schools and community amenities, and many people were killed.
- Servants' quarters, meanwhile, often lack such basic amenities as running water.
- You get better services, better local amenities, even public transport is better.
- It has all the usual local amenities including a primary school and shop.
- Basic amenities including toilet facilities and drinking water would be provided.
- He stressed the need to provide basic amenities to people living in the rural areas.
- All they want is a roof over their heads and the basic amenities so they can have fun for a few days.
- To present smart new buildings and amenities to the world is one thing, truly regenerating an area is quite another.
- Building a larger store with more amenities is the only way we can continue to meet customers' needs.
Synonyms
facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage, comfort, benefit, arrangement, opportunity
(amenities), equipment, provision, solutions, assistance
1. 1.1mass noun The pleasantness or attractiveness of a place.
  舒适，惬意
  developments which would clash with amenity
  和惬意生活有冲突的发展。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They defend their actions by spuriously claiming that a piece of amenity in the area will be bulldozed.
  These plant collections are not just maintained in isolation but are often incorporated into gardens of great beauty and amenity.
  The areas of natural amenity in the town have been clearly identified and developed.
  This site is located behind a developing business park which is already an intrusion in the countryside so there will be little loss of amenity.
  They demanded that any modernisation should favour amenity and leisure use.
  A sophisticated analytical approach distinguishing between pain and suffering and loss of amenity is not usually required.
  We appeal to your generosity to help maintain this valuable amenity.
  She also said extra noise and congestion, along with the effect on visual amenity, would have an adverse effect on surrounding homes.
  Diminished public amenity relating to injection drug use has also been reported in Kings Cross.
  Councillors ruled last year that they were detrimental to visual amenity and had to come down.
  It is thought that the scheme would include open space, commercial development and public amenity.
  National policy could give a more balanced steer to the conflicts of social justice and affordable housing against landscape and amenity.
  The policies against the application relate in the main to visual amenity and highway safety.
  The residents, however, based their main objections on the parking and fears of loss of amenity around their homes.
  In so doing, he established for the first time in a court of law that windfarms can damage property values because of damage to visual amenity and noise.
  The prospects of severely congested streets, increased health problems and loss of amenity in the city are real concerns.
  It would not take a fortune to create a clean and tidy looking river bank and with a little imagination a very good amenity could be created in this area.
  I therefore consider that the proposal would not result in an unacceptable loss of amenity by way of reduction of outlook and open aspect.
  It serves no-one's interest to require planning permission for types of development that generally do not damage amenity.
  A lot of the surrounding countryside has been classified as National Park, and is great amenity to have on the doorstep.
  Synonyms
  pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasurableness, enjoyableness, niceness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French amenite or Latin amoenitas, from amoenus 'pleasant'.

Amenity goes back to Latin amoenus ‘pleasant’.

Definition of amenity in US English:

amenity

nounəˈmenədēəˈmɛnədi

usually amenities

1A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.
方便条件；便利设施
heating is regarded as a basic amenity
Example sentencesExamples
- There is no doubt that the provision of these amenities has been a tremendous success.
- You get better services, better local amenities, even public transport is better.
- He stressed the need to provide basic amenities to people living in the rural areas.
- Many of the old buildings lacked even basic amenities like water supply and restrooms for women.
- The local roads, services, amenities, houses and schools are not large enough.
- A fine first step in this direction would be to provide basic amenities in all the depots.
- Although there are sketchy details at present, the platform will feature all the usual amenities.
- The system was one which, although it had its irritations, also had its comforts and amenities for both sides.
- Basic amenities including toilet facilities and drinking water would be provided.
- An architect had been taking pictures of local amenities for a planning application.
- It has all the usual local amenities including a primary school and shop.
- To present smart new buildings and amenities to the world is one thing, truly regenerating an area is quite another.
- The church, built in 1843, had deteriorated in recent years and lacked basic amenities.
- In addition, there is the impact on local amenities such as schools and health centres to be considered.
- His home was destroyed, along with schools and community amenities, and many people were killed.
- He also pointed out the concerns over traffic and the lack of amenities.
- Once you have decided where you want to live, make sure that the local amenities suit your needs.
- Servants' quarters, meanwhile, often lack such basic amenities as running water.
- Building a larger store with more amenities is the only way we can continue to meet customers' needs.
- All they want is a roof over their heads and the basic amenities so they can have fun for a few days.
Synonyms
facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage, comfort, benefit, arrangement, opportunity
1. 1.1 The pleasantness of a place or a person.
  舒适，惬意
  the exertion of amenity toward the boss
  Example sentencesExamples
  I therefore consider that the proposal would not result in an unacceptable loss of amenity by way of reduction of outlook and open aspect.
  These plant collections are not just maintained in isolation but are often incorporated into gardens of great beauty and amenity.
  A lot of the surrounding countryside has been classified as National Park, and is great amenity to have on the doorstep.
  It serves no-one's interest to require planning permission for types of development that generally do not damage amenity.
  We appeal to your generosity to help maintain this valuable amenity.
  They demanded that any modernisation should favour amenity and leisure use.
  It would not take a fortune to create a clean and tidy looking river bank and with a little imagination a very good amenity could be created in this area.
  She also said extra noise and congestion, along with the effect on visual amenity, would have an adverse effect on surrounding homes.
  Councillors ruled last year that they were detrimental to visual amenity and had to come down.
  The policies against the application relate in the main to visual amenity and highway safety.
  Diminished public amenity relating to injection drug use has also been reported in Kings Cross.
  The areas of natural amenity in the town have been clearly identified and developed.
  The residents, however, based their main objections on the parking and fears of loss of amenity around their homes.
  In so doing, he established for the first time in a court of law that windfarms can damage property values because of damage to visual amenity and noise.
  National policy could give a more balanced steer to the conflicts of social justice and affordable housing against landscape and amenity.
  This site is located behind a developing business park which is already an intrusion in the countryside so there will be little loss of amenity.
  They defend their actions by spuriously claiming that a piece of amenity in the area will be bulldozed.
  A sophisticated analytical approach distinguishing between pain and suffering and loss of amenity is not usually required.
  The prospects of severely congested streets, increased health problems and loss of amenity in the city are real concerns.
  It is thought that the scheme would include open space, commercial development and public amenity.
  Synonyms
  pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasurableness, enjoyableness, niceness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French amenite or Latin amoenitas, from amoenus ‘pleasant’.

词汇	amenity
释义	Definition of amenity in English: amenity nounPlural amenitiesəˈmiːnɪtiəˈmɛnɪtiəˈmɛnədi 1A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place. 方便条件；便利设施 the property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities 该房产所处地段方便，紧靠当地所有的便利设施。 Example sentencesExamples A fine first step in this direction would be to provide basic amenities in all the depots. In addition, there is the impact on local amenities such as schools and health centres to be considered. The church, built in 1843, had deteriorated in recent years and lacked basic amenities. An architect had been taking pictures of local amenities for a planning application. Many of the old buildings lacked even basic amenities like water supply and restrooms for women. The local roads, services, amenities, houses and schools are not large enough. Although there are sketchy details at present, the platform will feature all the usual amenities. The system was one which, although it had its irritations, also had its comforts and amenities for both sides. There is no doubt that the provision of these amenities has been a tremendous success. He also pointed out the concerns over traffic and the lack of amenities. Once you have decided where you want to live, make sure that the local amenities suit your needs. His home was destroyed, along with schools and community amenities, and many people were killed. Servants' quarters, meanwhile, often lack such basic amenities as running water. You get better services, better local amenities, even public transport is better. It has all the usual local amenities including a primary school and shop. Basic amenities including toilet facilities and drinking water would be provided. He stressed the need to provide basic amenities to people living in the rural areas. All they want is a roof over their heads and the basic amenities so they can have fun for a few days. To present smart new buildings and amenities to the world is one thing, truly regenerating an area is quite another. Building a larger store with more amenities is the only way we can continue to meet customers' needs. Synonyms facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage, comfort, benefit, arrangement, opportunity (amenities), equipment, provision, solutions, assistance 1.1mass noun The pleasantness or attractiveness of a place. 舒适，惬意 developments which would clash with amenity 和惬意生活有冲突的发展。 Example sentencesExamples They defend their actions by spuriously claiming that a piece of amenity in the area will be bulldozed. These plant collections are not just maintained in isolation but are often incorporated into gardens of great beauty and amenity. The areas of natural amenity in the town have been clearly identified and developed. This site is located behind a developing business park which is already an intrusion in the countryside so there will be little loss of amenity. They demanded that any modernisation should favour amenity and leisure use. A sophisticated analytical approach distinguishing between pain and suffering and loss of amenity is not usually required. We appeal to your generosity to help maintain this valuable amenity. She also said extra noise and congestion, along with the effect on visual amenity, would have an adverse effect on surrounding homes. Diminished public amenity relating to injection drug use has also been reported in Kings Cross. Councillors ruled last year that they were detrimental to visual amenity and had to come down. It is thought that the scheme would include open space, commercial development and public amenity. National policy could give a more balanced steer to the conflicts of social justice and affordable housing against landscape and amenity. The policies against the application relate in the main to visual amenity and highway safety. The residents, however, based their main objections on the parking and fears of loss of amenity around their homes. In so doing, he established for the first time in a court of law that windfarms can damage property values because of damage to visual amenity and noise. The prospects of severely congested streets, increased health problems and loss of amenity in the city are real concerns. It would not take a fortune to create a clean and tidy looking river bank and with a little imagination a very good amenity could be created in this area. I therefore consider that the proposal would not result in an unacceptable loss of amenity by way of reduction of outlook and open aspect. It serves no-one's interest to require planning permission for types of development that generally do not damage amenity. A lot of the surrounding countryside has been classified as National Park, and is great amenity to have on the doorstep. Synonyms pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasurableness, enjoyableness, niceness Origin Late Middle English: from Old French amenite or Latin amoenitas, from amoenus 'pleasant'. Amenity goes back to Latin amoenus ‘pleasant’. Definition of amenity in US English: amenity nounəˈmenədēəˈmɛnədi usually amenities 1A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place. 方便条件；便利设施 heating is regarded as a basic amenity Example sentencesExamples There is no doubt that the provision of these amenities has been a tremendous success. You get better services, better local amenities, even public transport is better. He stressed the need to provide basic amenities to people living in the rural areas. Many of the old buildings lacked even basic amenities like water supply and restrooms for women. The local roads, services, amenities, houses and schools are not large enough. A fine first step in this direction would be to provide basic amenities in all the depots. Although there are sketchy details at present, the platform will feature all the usual amenities. The system was one which, although it had its irritations, also had its comforts and amenities for both sides. Basic amenities including toilet facilities and drinking water would be provided. An architect had been taking pictures of local amenities for a planning application. It has all the usual local amenities including a primary school and shop. To present smart new buildings and amenities to the world is one thing, truly regenerating an area is quite another. The church, built in 1843, had deteriorated in recent years and lacked basic amenities. In addition, there is the impact on local amenities such as schools and health centres to be considered. His home was destroyed, along with schools and community amenities, and many people were killed. He also pointed out the concerns over traffic and the lack of amenities. Once you have decided where you want to live, make sure that the local amenities suit your needs. Servants' quarters, meanwhile, often lack such basic amenities as running water. Building a larger store with more amenities is the only way we can continue to meet customers' needs. All they want is a roof over their heads and the basic amenities so they can have fun for a few days. Synonyms facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage, comfort, benefit, arrangement, opportunity 1.1 The pleasantness of a place or a person. 舒适，惬意 the exertion of amenity toward the boss Example sentencesExamples I therefore consider that the proposal would not result in an unacceptable loss of amenity by way of reduction of outlook and open aspect. These plant collections are not just maintained in isolation but are often incorporated into gardens of great beauty and amenity. A lot of the surrounding countryside has been classified as National Park, and is great amenity to have on the doorstep. It serves no-one's interest to require planning permission for types of development that generally do not damage amenity. We appeal to your generosity to help maintain this valuable amenity. They demanded that any modernisation should favour amenity and leisure use. It would not take a fortune to create a clean and tidy looking river bank and with a little imagination a very good amenity could be created in this area. She also said extra noise and congestion, along with the effect on visual amenity, would have an adverse effect on surrounding homes. Councillors ruled last year that they were detrimental to visual amenity and had to come down. The policies against the application relate in the main to visual amenity and highway safety. Diminished public amenity relating to injection drug use has also been reported in Kings Cross. The areas of natural amenity in the town have been clearly identified and developed. The residents, however, based their main objections on the parking and fears of loss of amenity around their homes. In so doing, he established for the first time in a court of law that windfarms can damage property values because of damage to visual amenity and noise. National policy could give a more balanced steer to the conflicts of social justice and affordable housing against landscape and amenity. This site is located behind a developing business park which is already an intrusion in the countryside so there will be little loss of amenity. They defend their actions by spuriously claiming that a piece of amenity in the area will be bulldozed. A sophisticated analytical approach distinguishing between pain and suffering and loss of amenity is not usually required. The prospects of severely congested streets, increased health problems and loss of amenity in the city are real concerns. It is thought that the scheme would include open space, commercial development and public amenity. Synonyms pleasantness, agreeableness, pleasurableness, enjoyableness, niceness Origin Late Middle English: from Old French amenite or Latin amoenitas, from amoenus ‘pleasant’.
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