| noun [ C usually plural ]
1.something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place:
The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public amenities.
basic amenities:
things considered to be necessary to live comfortably, such as hot water:
The 200-year-old jail is overcrowded, understaffed, and lacking in basic amenities.
2.something intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for people:
Straus established employee amenities such as restrooms, medical care, and a lunchroom.
3.something such as a swimming pool or shopping area that is intended to make life more pleasant or convenient for people in a town, hotel, or other place:
public amenities. |