http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishVocabularyQuestions/Forum44.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226646Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:27:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:226646Marius Hancu0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226646http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-226646.xmlClive wrote: 'amenities' can also refer to behaviour. Polite people should observe (ie follow, use) social amenities. ie the pleasant features of social interchange: good manners, etc. Indeed. Which leads to a different set of synonyms: ------- Synonyms: agreeability, agreeableness, amiability, cordiality, enjoyableness, geniality, gratefulness, pleasance, pleasantness, sweetness and light Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. -------http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226476Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:27:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:226476Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226476http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-226476.xmlHi, 'amenities' can also refer to behaviour. Polite people should observe (ie follow, use) social amenities. ie the pleasant features of social interchange: good manners, etc. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226465Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:27:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:226465Marius Hancu2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226465http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-226465.xmlAs GG says. See the Synonyms comfort, convenience, facilityhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226023Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:27:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:226023Grammar Geek3http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htm#226023http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-226023.xmlYou often see it when you are reading about a hotel and what "extras" it offers guests. You should expect a bed and a shower. But amenities may include a coffee maker in the room, an indoor pool, a little refrigerator, hair dryer, etc. Or, where I work, in the rest room are little amenities, like anti-static spray, hand lotion, mouthwash, etc. Does that help?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htmTue, 24 Mar 2009 10:27:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:225863XDsea4http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWordAmenity/clqjb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments44-225863.xmlHow to use this word " amenity"? Can you list me some of its examples?Thanks~