amenity

 
Pronunciation: /əˈmiːnɪti, -ˈmɛn-/

noun (plural amenities)

  • a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place: the property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities
  • [mass noun] the pleasantness or attractiveness of a place: developments which would clash with amenity

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French amenite or Latin amoenitas, from amoenus 'pleasant'