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   A·me·na·ble

   /əˈmēnəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled: "parents who have had easy babies and amenable children" Similar compliantacquiescentbiddablemanageablecontrollablegovernablepersuadabletractableresponsivepliantflexiblemalleablecomplaisantaccommodatingdocilesubmissiveobedienttamemeekeasily handledrare:persuasibleOpposite uncooperative
   • ▪ (of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible to: "the patients had cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment" Similar susceptiblereceptiveresponsivereactivevulnerabledefenseless againstrare:susceptiveOpposite resistant

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘liable to answer to a law or tribunal’): an Anglo-Norman French legal term, from Old French amener ‘bring to’ from a- (from Latin ad) ‘to’ + mener ‘bring’ (from late Latin minare ‘drive animals’, from Latin minari ‘threaten’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. amenability noun
   • 2. amenably adverb
   • 3. amenableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAMENABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion: She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save. Do you think the new manager will prove more amenable to our proposals? Synonyms. accommodating. acquiescent formal. complaisant formal. compliant formal. docile. malleable. obedient. pliant (PERSON)

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › amenableAmenable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   liable to answer to a higher authority. “the president is amenable to the constitutional court”. synonyms: responsible. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable. adjective. readily reacting to suggestions and influences. synonyms: tractable. susceptible.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionamenable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. /əˈmiːnəbl/. /əˈmiːnəbl/, /əˈmenəbl/. (of people) easy to control; willing to be influenced by somebody/something. They had three very amenable children. The manager was very amenable: nothing was too much trouble. amenable to something He seemed most amenable to my idea.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › amenableAmenable - definition of amenable by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; agreeable; tractable: amenable to criticism. 2. liable to be called to account; answerable; responsible: amenable to the law. 3. capable of being tested, tried, etc.: a theory amenable to experimentation.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMENABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable. an amenable servant. 2. liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible. You are amenable for this debt.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAMENABLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   amenable. adjective. uk / əˈmiːnəbl / us. Add to word list Add to word list. willing to do or accept something: She may be more amenable to the idea now. (Definition of amenable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › amenableAMENABLE Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for AMENABLE: willing, ready, inclined, glad, minded, prepared, obliging, disposed; Antonyms of AMENABLE: unwilling, reluctant, averse, unamenable, loath, disinclined, reticent, loth.