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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

amenities
    n 1: things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the
         comforts of home" [syn: comforts, creature comforts,
         amenities, conveniences]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Amenity \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. Amenities. [F. am['e]nit['e], 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.
   [1913 Webster]

         A sweetness and amenity of temper.       --Buckle.
   [1913 Webster]

         This climate has not seduced by its amenities. --W.
                                                  Howitt.
   [1913 Webster] Amenorrhea --AS

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

amenities \amenities\ n.
   1. things that make you comfortable and at ease. all the
      amenities of a first-class hotel

   Syn: comforts, creature comforts, conveniences
        [WordNet 1.5]

Thesaurus Results for Amenities:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

cakes and ale, ceremonies, civilities, civility, comforts, comity, conveniences, convention, courtliness, creature comforts, decencies, decorum, dignities, diplomatic code, elegance, elegancies, etiquette, excellent accommodations, exquisite manners, formalities, gentilities, good form, good manners, graces, manners, mores, natural politeness, point of etiquette, politeness, politesse, proprieties, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners, rites, rituals, rules of conduct, social code, social conduct, social graces, social procedures, social usage

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