What does amenable mean?
Definitions for amenable
əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-amenable
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word amenable.
Princeton's WordNet
amenable, conformableadjective
disposed or willing to comply
"someone amenable to persuasion"
amenable, tractableadjective
readily reacting to suggestions and influences
"a responsive student"
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"
amenableadjective
liable to answer to a higher authority
"the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
Wiktionary
amenableadjective
Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
amenableadjective
Willing to comply with; agreeable.
Etymology: From as if *amenable, from amener, from a- + mener, from minare, Latin deponent minari.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Amenableadjective
easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband
Amenableadjective
liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law
Amenableadjective
liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc
Amenableadjective
willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable
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 Dictionary
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.]
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1515","1"],["1524","1"],["1572","1"],["1579","1"],["1590","2"],["1644","1"],["1648","2"],["1688","1"],["1705","1"],["1706","1"],["1710","2"],["1712","2"],["1722","2"],["1723","1"],["1727","2"],["1731","1"],["1738","2"],["1739","3"],["1742","1"],["1746","2"],["1747","2"],["1751","2"],["1752","2"],["1753","6"],["1754","1"],["1755","19"],["1756","5"],["1761","13"],["1762","5"],["1763","4"],["1764","3"],["1765","8"],["1766","9"],["1767","9"],["1768","15"],["1769","10"],["1770","10"],["1771","16"],["1772","19"],["1773","8"],["1774","65"],["1775","10"],["1776","88"],["1777","28"],["1778","12"],["1779","25"],["1780","6"],["1781","45"],["1782","24"],["1783","36"],["1784","46"],["1785","48"],["1786","58"],["1787","52"],["1788","50"],["1789","63"],["1790","37"],["1791","44"],["1792","90"],["1793","78"],["1794","75"],["1795","116"],["1796","59"],["1797","68"],["1798","49"],["1799","51"],["1800","130"],["1801","144"],["1802","219"],["1803","137"],["1804","188"],["1805","220"],["1806","166"],["1807","194"],["1808","183"],["1809","225"],["1810","210"],["1811","308"],["1812","268"],["1813","302"],["1814","375"],["1815","304"],["1816","290"],["1817","360"],["1818","464"],["1819","427"],["1820","485"],["1821","279"],["1822","443"],["1823","419"],["1824","549"],["1825","707"],["1826","521"],["1827","510"],["1828","472"],["1829","564"],["1830","676"],["1831","571"],["1832","819"],["1833","654"],["1834","646"],["1835","797"],["1836","853"],["1837","716"],["1838","836"],["1839","811"],["1840","993"],["1841","803"],["1842","745"],["1843","975"],["1844","991"],["1845","930"],["1846","1168"],["1847","966"],["1848","1152"],["1849","1004"],["1850","1218"],["1851","1226"],["1852","1432"],["1853","1782"],["1854","1803"],["1855","1483"],["1856","1768"],["1857","1553"],["1858","1771"],["1859","1614"],["1860","1643"],["1861","1380"],["1862","1249"],["1863","1392"],["1864","1802"],["1865","1478"],["1866","1626"],["1867","1691"],["1868","1556"],["1869","1618"],["1870","1627"],["1871","1568"],["1872","1738"],["1873","1508"],["1874","2051"],["1875","2191"],["1876","1816"],["1877","2014"],["1878","1864"],["1879","2224"],["1880","2076"],["1881","2084"],["1882","2329"],["1883","2449"],["1884","2572"],["1885","2439"],["1886","1953"],["1887","2258"],["1888","2127"],["1889","2027"],["1890","1928"],["1891","2013"],["1892","2397"],["1893","2475"],["1894","2549"],["1895","2928"],["1896","2969"],["1897","2467"],["1898","3056"],["1899","2962"],["1900","3830"],["1901","3260"],["1902","3519"],["1903","3253"],["1904","3750"],["1905","3681"],["1906","3663"],["1907","4339"],["1908","4302"],["1909","4014"],["1910","3927"],["1911","3873"],["1912","4016"],["1913","3657"],["1914","3899"],["1915","3443"],["1916","3448"],["1917","3102"],["1918","3028"],["1919","3050"],["1920","3642"],["1921","3238"],["1922","3762"],["1923","2907"],["1924","2451"],["1925","2785"],["1926","2416"],["1927","3069"],["1928","2875"],["1929","2925"],["1930","2847"],["1931","2905"],["1932","2598"],["1933","2361"],["1934","2562"],["1935","2824"],["1936","3017"],["1937","3264"],["1938","3000"],["1939","3151"],["1940","3042"],["1941","2520"],["1942","2389"],["1943","2015"],["1944","1917"],["1945","2217"],["1946","2948"],["1947","3355"],["1948","3555"],["1949","4169"],["1950","4299"],["1951","4242"],["1952","4389"],["1953","4253"],["1954","4593"],["1955","4672"],["1956","5217"],["1957","5324"],["1958","5605"],["1959","6034"],["1960","6785"],["1961","7491"],["1962","8590"],["1963","9247"],["1964","9140"],["1965","10715"],["1966","11236"],["1967","12042"],["1968","14085"],["1969","12974"],["1970","14233"],["1971","14521"],["1972","14691"],["1973","14793"],["1974","14682"],["1975","14140"],["1976","15049"],["1977","14577"],["1978","15017"],["1979","15903"],["1980","15632"],["1981","16222"],["1982","16615"],["1983","17079"],["1984","18197"],["1985","19226"],["1986","19949"],["1987","19717"],["1988","20127"],["1989","20763"],["1990","22632"],["1991","21560"],["1992","23463"],["1993","22961"],["1994","23940"],["1995","24591"],["1996","26395"],["1997","26447"],["1998","27550"],["1999","28732"],["2000","32855"],["2001","32129"],["2002","34464"],["2003","36931"],["2004","39626"],["2005","40165"],["2006","42740"],["2007","42633"],["2008","47984"]]
Anagrams for amenable »
nameable
beanmeal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of amenable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of amenable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of amenable in a Sentence
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.
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.
We would never want to say that early intervention is the only thing that's needed in autism, but there's something about early development that might be amenable to intervention.
Right now it does not appear that things in Washington are amenable to those kinds of negotiations and compromises.
In light of the risks of proceeding to trial, The Duke of York may try to reach an out of court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, assuming Virginia Giuffre is amenable to resolving the case via settlement, while this would avoid public disclosure of embarrassing evidence( on either side) it might be viewed by some as an acknowledgment of misconduct, contradicting the duke's earlier television interview where he disclaimed any allegations of wrongdoing.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for amenable
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- податлив, сговорчив, отзивчив, послушен, поддаващ сеBulgarian
- fügsam, zugänglich, ansprechbar, zugängig, gefügigGerman
- πρόθυμος, σύμφωνοςGreek
- agradable, susceptible, receptivoSpanish
- تابعPersian
- vastaanottavainen, myöntyväinenFinnish
- conciliantFrench
- ngawhereMāori
- mottageligNorwegian
- сговорчивый, послушныйRussian
- olan, bağlı, verebilir, yumuşak başlıTurkish
- chịu trách nhiệmVietnamese
- 适合Chinese
Get even more translations for amenable »
Translation
Find a translation for the amenable definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"amenable." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 15 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/amenable>.
Discuss these amenable definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In