amenable

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

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

amenable

/ 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

Derived Forms

• aˌmenaˈbility, noun
• aˈmenably, adverb

Other Words From

• a·mena·bili·ty a·mena·ble·ness noun
• a·mena·bly adverb
• nona·mena·bili·ty noun
• nona·mena·ble adjective
• nona·mena·ble·ness noun
• nona·mena·bly adverb
• una·mena·ble adjective
• una·mena·bly adverb

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

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

Related Words

• agreeable
• responsive
• susceptible