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   amenable

   /əˈmiːnəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled: "parents who have amenable children" Similar compliantacquiescentbiddablemanageablecontrollablegovernablepersuadabletractableresponsivepliantflexiblemalleablecomplaisantaccommodatingdocilesubmissiveobedienttamemeekeasily handledrare:persuasibleOpposite uncooperative
   • ▪ capable of being acted upon in a particular way; susceptible: "cardiac failure not amenable to medical treatment" Similar susceptiblereceptiveresponsivereactivevulnerabledefenceless againstrare:susceptiveOpposite resistant

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘liable to answer to a law or tribunal’): an Anglo-Norman French legal term, from Old French amener ‘bring to’ from a- (from Latin ad) ‘to’ + mener ‘bring’ (from late Latin minare ‘drive animals’, from Latin minari ‘threaten’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. amenability noun
   • 2. amenably adverb
   • 3. amenableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMENABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Amenable means willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion: She...

   • Znaczenie Amenable, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AMENABLE definicja: 1. willing to accept or be influenced by...

   • Amenable: Polish Translation

     amenable translate: otwarty, przychylny. Learn more in the...

   • Amenable in Turkish

     AMENABLE translate: iyi huylu, yumuşak başlı, uysal, yumuşak...

   • Simplified

     AMENABLE translate: 易接受建议的；耳朵软的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Traditional

     AMENABLE translate: 易接受建議的；耳朵軟的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of amenable, a word that can describe someone who is willing, cooperative, or legally answerable. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related words.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAMENABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Amenable means willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and read examples from various sources.

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   Amenable definition: ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable. See examples of AMENABLE used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMENABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Amenable means willing to do or accept something, or answerable for one's behaviour. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Collins English Dictionary.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › amenableAmenable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   amenable. /əˈminəbəl/ /əˈmɛnəbəl/ IPA guide. If your friends want to try sky diving and you're amenable to the idea, sounds like you're going to be jumping out of a plane. If a person or thing is amenable to something, they are ready, willing, or responsive.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › amenableamenable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Amenable means easy to control or willing to be influenced by somebody/something. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see pictures and pronunciation, and find synonyms and related words.