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   amenable

   /əˈmiːnəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled: "parents who have amenable children" Similar compliantacquiescentbiddablemanageablecontrollablegovernablepersuadabletractableresponsivepliantflexiblemalleablecomplaisantaccommodatingdocilesubmissiveobedienttamemeekeasily handledrare:persuasibleOpposite uncooperative
   • ▪ capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible: "cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment" Similar susceptiblereceptiveresponsivereactivevulnerabledefenceless 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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   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: 1. willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion: 2. willing to accept or be influenced by a…. Learn more.

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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.

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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)

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   If a person or thing is amenable to something, they are ready, willing, or responsive. Note that amenable is often followed by the preposition to , which makes amenable mean "able to be controlled or affected by something," as in: "They are usually amenable to our wishes" or "Her heart condition is not amenable to treatment."

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   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 › english › amenableamenable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of amenable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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   1. responsible or answerable. 2. able to be controlled or influenced; responsive; submissive. a person amenable to suggestion; an illness amenable to treatment. 3. that can be tested by (with to)

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of amenable – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    AMENABLE definition: willing to do or accept something: . Learn more.

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    Amenable Definition. ə-mēnə-bəl, ə-mĕnə- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority. American Heritage. Responsible or answerable. Webster's New World. Ready to consent; agreeable. Are you amenable to a change in schedule? American Heritage.