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1. amenities
noun. ['əˈmɛnətiːz'] things that make you comfortable and at ease.
Synonyms
- support
- comforts
- sustenance
- keep
- living
- creature comforts
- livelihood
- bread and butter
Antonyms
- disallow
- boycott
- disapproval
- invalidate
Etymology
- aménité (French)
- amoenitas (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Amenities
- obscenities
- identities
How do you spell amenities? Is it amenites ?
A common misspelling of amenities is amenites
Example sentences of the word amenities
1. Noun, plural
Suites are the most expensive accommodations on the ship, but feature many amenities for the money.
Quotes containing the word amenities
1. To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.
- Mahatma Gandhi
2. If for us culture means museum and library and open house and art gallery, for them it meant the activities and amenities of everyday life... The rift is... between "folk"culture, where the unschooled can be wise, and print culture, which enslaved the other senses to the eye.
- Nick Joaquín, Culture and History