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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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   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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   Amenable means ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.

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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 examples from various sources.

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   Amenable means willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority, or capable of being tested or judged. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word amenable in this comprehensive online dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation and examples of the adjective 'amenable', which means willing to do or accept something. Find out how to use it in different contexts and languages.