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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › amenableAmenable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of AMENABLE is having or showing willingness to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for —usually used with to. How to use amenable in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Amenable.

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   Amenable definition: ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable. See examples of AMENABLE used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMENABLE | English meaning - Cambridge 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)

5. 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)

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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   amenable. 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.

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

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   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.

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    He was amenable to change. The employees were not amenable to the control measures which were suggested. Women are more amenable to compromise than men. The doctors were to teach the faithful in sound learning, to guard purity of doctrine, and to be amenable to discipline.

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    Jul 12, 2024 · Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions . Willing to comply; easily led. The communal nature of ostriches may have made these birds more amenable to life in captivity. Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.