What does amenable mean?

Definitions for amenable
əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-amenable

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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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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. 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.

  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. Jonathan Green:

    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.

  4. William Barr:

    Right now it does not appear that things in Washington are amenable to those kinds of negotiations and compromises.

  5. Melissa Murray:

    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.

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Translations for amenable

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  • 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

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