AMENITY

noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English amenite, from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant Date: 14th century 1. the quality of being pleasant or agreeable, b. the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure, a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value, something (as a conventional social gesture) that conduces to smoothness or pleasantness of social relationships , something that conduces to comfort, convenience, or enjoyment