Dictionary entry

Amenity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

A‐men″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Amenities (�). [F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.] The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.

A sweetness and amenity of temper.

Buckle.

This climate has not seduced by its amenities.

W. Howitt.