The difference between Amenity and Facility
When used as nouns, amenity means pleasantness, whereas facility means the fact of being easy, or easily done.
check bellow for the other definitions of Amenity and Facility
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Amenity as a noun:
Pleasantness.
Examples:
"We especially enjoyed the amenity of the climate on our last holiday."
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Amenity as a noun:
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
Examples:
"All the little amenities the hotel provided made our stay very enjoyable."
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Amenity as a noun:
Convenience.
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Amenity as a noun (cartography):
a unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library etc.
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Facility as a noun:
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
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Facility as a noun:
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
Examples:
"The facility she shows in playing the violin is unrivalled."
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Facility as a noun:
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
Examples:
"Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour."
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Facility as a noun:
An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
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Facility as a noun (North America, in the plural):
A toilet.
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Facility as a noun (Scotland, legal):
A condition of mental weakness short of idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
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Facility as a noun (dated):
Affability.