Definition of amenable Amenable
/ʌmɛˈnʌbʌl/ - [umenubul] - a•me•na•ble
We found 12 definitions of amenable from 5 different sources.
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What does amenable mean?
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| amenable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" | ||
| tractable | ||
| susceptible (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" | ||
| amenable - disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion" | ||
| conformable | ||
| compliant disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" | ||
| amenable - liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court" | ||
| responsible being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" | ||
| amenable - open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment" | ||
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- amenable (Adjective)
Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions. - amenable (Adjective)
Willing to comply with; agreeable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- amenable (a.)
Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. - amenable (a.)
Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. - amenable (a.)
Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc. - amenable (a.)
Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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amenable
Ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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amenable
a-mēn′a-bl, adj. easy to be led or governed: liable or subject to.—ns. Amenabil′ity, Amen′ableness.—adv. Amen′ably. [Fr. amener, to lead—a = L. ad, and mener, to lead—Low L. mināre, to lead, to drive (as cattle)—L. mināri, to threaten.]
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