amenable

American  

[uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh-] / əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə- /

adjective

1. 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

2. liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible.

   You are amenable for this debt.

3. capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.

   Synonyms:

   responsible, accountable

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amenable British  

/ əˈmiːnəbəl /

adjective

1. open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc

2. accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable

3. 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

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

Rather than trying to address specific locations, “we’re going to look at similarities in the context of those disparate locations that might amenable to some more global strategies,” Nicholas said.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a fearsome constellation of paramilitary factions and amenable governments that became known as the Axis of Resistance.

From Los Angeles Times

He was about to play against Northern Kentucky and was amenable to the scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are other players in the regime who may not prove as amenable.

From Salon

"He was quite amenable, very nice and a believable bloke," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• agreeable
• responsive
• susceptible