Definitions for amenable
əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-amenable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amenable, conformableadjective

   disposed or willing to comply

   "someone amenable to persuasion"

2. amenable, tractableadjective

   readily reacting to suggestions and influences

   "a responsive student"

3. amenableadjective

   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"

4. amenableadjective

   liable to answer to a higher authority

   "the president is amenable to the constitutional court"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amenableadjective

   Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

2. amenableadjective

   Willing to comply with; agreeable.

3. Etymology: From as if *amenable, from amener, from a- + mener, from minare, Latin deponent minari.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amenableadjective

   Responsible; subject so as to be liable to enquiries or accounts.

   Etymology: amesnable, Fr. amener quelqu'un, in the French courts, signifies, to oblige one to appear to answer a charge exhibited against him.

   Again, because the inferiour sort were loose and poor, and not amenable to the law, he provided, by another act, that five of the best and eldest persons of every sept, should bring in all the idle persons of their surname, to be justified by the law. John Davies, on Ireland.

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1. amenable

   Amenable typically refers to a person who is open and responsive to suggestions, and willing to comply or deal with a situation or proposal. It can also relate to a situation or system capable of being controlled, influenced, or worked with.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amenableadjective

   easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband

2. Amenableadjective

   liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law

3. Amenableadjective

   liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc

4. Amenableadjective

   willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable

5. Etymology: [F. amener to lead; (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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1. nameable

2. beanmeal

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amenable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amenable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of amenable in a Sentence

1. Marc Baum:

   You’re very limited with the range of drugs that are amenable to this technology, they have to be potent, have a long half-life in the body and be very soluble.

2. Mitt Romney:

   I think it's very natural for people to look at circumstances and see them in the light that's most amenable to maintaining their power and doing things to preserve their power.

3. Jennifer Deal:

   This study is important because it focuses on a risk factor that is amenable to intervention in later life and could potentially postpone cognitive decline.

4. Alan Gow:

   The reason I focus on factors like these is that many, though not all, of course, are amenable to change. If we can identify the things that protect or harm our cognitive abilities, we will be able to provide clear information or design better interventions, i think the opportunity to use our thinking and reasoning skills and continually use them throughout our lives likely contributes to our ability to stay sharp.

5. Tim Scott:

   I don't think so, i think that there are a number of Democrats that have proposals that actually put the burden on the employer, not the employee or the department. I've spoken to many senators on the left who are very amenable and open to that. I think we will bridge that gap.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amenable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amenable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amenable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amenable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=amenable