definitions

amenable

[ uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh- ]
/ əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə- /
||
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR amenable ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
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.

RELATED WORDS

responsive, susceptible, agreeable, answerable, accountable, liable, docile, manageable, obedient, open, persuadable, pliable, tractable, acquiescent, biddable, influenceable, chargeable, subject

Nearby words

amelogenesis imperfecta, amen, amen corner, amen glass, amen-ra, amenable, amend, amendatory, amende honorable, amending formula, amendment

Origin of amenable

1590–1600; < Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French amen(er) to lead to (a- a-5 + mener < Late Latin mināre for Latin minārī to drive) + -able -able

Related forms

Can be confused

amenable amendable emendable
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for amenable

British Dictionary definitions for amenable

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

Derived Forms

amenability or amenableness, nounamenably, adverb

Word Origin for amenable

C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin mināre to drive (cattle), from minārī to threaten
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012