Synonyms for amenities


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-men-i-tee, uh-mee-ni-
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmɛn ɪ ti, əˈmi nɪ-


Définition of amenities

Origin :
  • "creature comforts of a town, house, etc." 1908, plural of amenity. Latin amoena, plural of amoenus, also was used as a noun with a sense of "pleasant places."
  • noun comforts
Example sentences :
  • These were the current amenities of his two friends since Dubuche had attended the School of Arts.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • After these amenities, Lépine produced the demoustached photographs.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • The elder Disraeli has a chapter on this subject in his Amenities of Literature.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
  • Maget turned, having forgotten the amenities of life in the excitement.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • Whatever knowledge he had of the amenities of life had almost been forgotten.
  • Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
  • But a union with Eleanor Eden would have supplied to him the amenities of life.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
  • The reason of this lack of the amenities of life is not far to seek.
  • Extract from : « Romance of Roman Villas » by Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
  • Mr. Beebe, at leisure for life's amenities, leant over his Rectory gate.
  • Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
  • He had found these amenities agreeable to his ingenuous age.
  • Extract from : « The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol » by William J. Locke
  • He wished his cousin would get through with these amenities.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet

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