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Amenity

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.

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Pleasantness 76% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

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Sweetness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.

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Agreeableness 92% connected

The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Acclimatize verb · 78% connection

To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate…

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Agreeable adjective · 78% connection

Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to…

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Balmy adjective · 78% connection

mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

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Bearing noun · 78% connection

The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence…

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Blunt adjective · 78% connection

Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

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Bow noun · 78% connection

An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow…

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Ceremony noun · 78% connection

Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or auth…

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Clemency noun · 78% connection

Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

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Climatic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a climate; depending on, or limited by, a climate.

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Clime noun · 78% connection

A climate; a tract or region of the earth. See Climate.

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Comity noun · 78% connection

Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals; friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of States.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pleasant, agreeable, whether, respect, situation.
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Complaisance noun · 78% connection

Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtes…

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