amenable
Americanadjective
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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
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liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible.
You are amenable for this debt.
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capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.
- Synonyms:
- responsible, accountable
adjective
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open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc
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accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable
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capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc
Other Word Forms
- amenability noun
- amenableness noun
- amenably adverb
- nonamenability noun
- nonamenable adjective
- nonamenableness noun
- nonamenably adverb
- unamenable adjective
- unamenably adverb
Etymology
Origin of amenable
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
Example Sentences
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Sources on the Skaggs family legal team said they were amenable to a settlement to eliminate the chance of the jury determining the Angels weren’t responsible for Skaggs’ death and denying any award.
From Los Angeles Times
But for everyday driving, Mr. Miller underrates the rate of improvement in AI, and the extent to which the problems he identifies are amenable to machine learning.
Senior executives initially balked, casting obesity as a problem of self-control and exercise rather than a disease amenable to medication.
On Sunday, he seemed more amenable, saying he planned to speak with Putin.
Through his stature and amenable nature, he has been able to enhance a team spirit already fostered by friendships, but without the need for bonding sessions which feel forced.
From BBC
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