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   amenity

   /əˈmiːnɪti/

   noun

   • 1. a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place: "the property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities" Similar facilityserviceconvenienceresourceutilitysystemapplianceaidadvantagecomfortbenefitarrangementopportunityequipmentprovisionsolutionsassistance
   • ▪ the pleasantness or attractiveness of a place: "developments which would clash with amenity" Similar pleasantnessagreeablenesspleasurablenessenjoyablenessniceness

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

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