Definitions

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  • noun A disadvantage or drawback, especially of a location

Etymologies

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dis- +‎ amenity

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Examples

  • This is not the kind of planning decision - like say "not in keeping" or say "contrary to such and such a local planning document or Unitary Development Plan" or say "likely to cause visual disamenity" where any skill and judgement is required or any discretion offered.

    Archive 2007-12-02 2007

  • This is not the kind of planning decision - like say "not in keeping" or say "contrary to such and such a local planning document or Unitary Development Plan" or say "likely to cause visual disamenity" where any skill and judgement is required or any discretion offered.

    Archive 2007-12-01 2007

  • This is not the kind of planning decision - like say "not in keeping" or say "contrary to such and such a local planning document or Unitary Development Plan" or say "likely to cause visual disamenity" where any skill and judgement is required or any discretion offered.

    Dummy Donor: But Mail and Huhne Dummies on Planning 2007

  • Imagine the disamenity of a city that cannot entice new residents even with a (practically) free house.

    Austin Contrarian 2009

  • Without that traffic disamenity, some Eastside homes would be increased in value, with Westside residents picking up a proportionately larger part of the tab for the public work that made this possible.

    Tyee - Home 2009

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