amenity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English amenite, amenyte, partly from Middle French amenité and partly from its etymon, Latin amoenitās (“pleasantness, delightfulness”), from amoenus (“pleasant, delightful”), of unknown origin.

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Synonyms

agreeableness

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