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amenable

[uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh-]

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adjective

ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable.
an amenable servant.
Synonyms: easy, docile, manageable
Antonyms: recalcitrant, stubborn
liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible.
You are amenable for this debt.
capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.
Synonyms: responsible, accountable

amenable

/ əˈmiːnəbəl /

adjective

open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc
accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable
capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc

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Other Word Forms

amenability noun
amenableness noun
amenably adverb
nonamenability noun
nonamenable adjective
nonamenableness noun
nonamenably adverb
unamenable adjective
unamenably adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of amenable¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French amen(er) “to lead to” ( a- a- ⁵ + mener, from Late Latin mināre “to push, impel,” from Latin minārī “to threaten”) + -able -able

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Word History and Origins

Origin of amenable¹

C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin mināre to drive (cattle), from minārī to threaten

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Example Sentences

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The next time they meet, he can simply say that Taiwan’s status is a fixed matter of U.S. law, not amenable to his discretion.

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