amenities
nounUS /əˈmɛn.ə.tiːz/
1
The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, disposition etc.
- "I trust that you are as comfortable as circumstances permit," said Holmes, when the final arrangements were made. "Should I be guilty of a liberty if I lit a cigar and placed it between your lips?" But all amenities were wasted upon the angry German.1917 September, Arthur Conan Doyle, “His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes”, in His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, published October 1917, →OCLC, page 306:
- When we got to Sullivan Street Mrs. Ricci was waiting in front with a glare in her eye that made me decide not to stop for any amenities.1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 24: