Amenable vs Amenities - What's the difference?
amenable | amenities |
Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
Willing to comply with; agreeable.
(math, of a group) Being a locally compact topological group carrying a kind of averaging operation on bounded functions that is invariant under translation by group elements.
(pluralonly) The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.
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As an adjective amenable
is willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.As a noun amenities is
.amenable
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(head)- "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.
- 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 .