amenable

adjective

ame·na·ble ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl How to pronounce amenable (audio)

-ˈme-

: liable to be brought to account : answerable

citizens amenable to the law

: capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited

The data is amenable to analysis.

: readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate

a government not amenable to change

: willing sense 1

was amenable to spending more time at home

amenability

ə-ˌmē-nə-ˈbil-ət-ē How to pronounce amenable (audio)

-ˌme-

noun

amenably

ə-ˈmē-nə-blē How to pronounce amenable (audio)

-ˈme-

adverb

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Nowadays, amenable is often used to describe someone who is favorably disposed to something, but it ultimately comes from Latin minari, meaning “to threaten.” Since the 16th century, English speakers have been using it in courtrooms and law with the meaning “answerable,” as in “citizens amenable to the law.” It later developed the meanings “suited” (“a simple function ... which is perfectly amenable to pencil-and-paper arithmetic”—Nature, April 1973) and “responsive” (as in “illnesses that are amenable to drug therapy”). It also came to be used of people with a general disposition to be agreeable—like Mr. Dick in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, who was “the most friendly and amenable creature in existence.”

Example Sentences

Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment.

Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal, 16 Jan. 2003 While no one yet knows how wide … margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable.

Steven M. Zeitchik, Publishers Weekly, 14 June 1999 Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure.

Marc B. Garnick et al., Scientific American, December 1998 … depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy …

Sherry Turkle, London Review of Books, 19 Mar. 1998 whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic See More

Recent Examples on the Web Your daughter is also not amenable to any parenting input from you, leading to your upset on two levels: your own child not finding her maturity to parent better, and your granddaughters’ frustration, heartache and misbehavior.

Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Tear it down to, to build something that’s more amenable.

Leila Atassi, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022 If the Nets are amenable to such a framework, the Sixers have to weigh whether the short-term upside outweighs the long-term risks.

Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The easy virtue-signaling opportunities for politicians and boosters have mainly involved the pushing of renewables and electric vehicles, and the realm of CCSU/CDR is not nearly as amenable to warm and fuzzy visuals and messaging.

David Blackmon, Forbes, 25 June 2022 Josina Anderson of CBS Sports: Imagine if the #Browns can combine Amari Cooper & Jarvis Landry — a stud WR too whose toughness has been the soul of that team — at a price amenable to Landry of course.

Scott Patsko, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022 In exchange, the agency has acquired mineral-rich lands in places more amenable to extraction, resulting in economic activity that both helps rural job creation and school funding, officials say.

Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022 Western intelligence officials and experts believe Putin’s plan is to take control of the capital, possibly to install a new regime more amenable to Moscow.

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2022 The Lindelöf hypothesis is just one example of a Riemann-adjacent problem amenable to scorekeeping.

Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2022 See More

amenable

adjective

as in willing

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

willing
ready
inclined
glad
prepared
minded
obliging
disposed
game
cooperative
accommodating
prone
excited
fain
responsive
receptive
eager
favorable
agreeable
obedient
swift
predisposed
enthusiastic
prompt
compliant
desirous
submissive
quick
enthused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unwilling
reluctant
averse
unamenable
loath
disinclined
reticent
loth
loathe

as in obedient

readily giving in to the command or authority of another our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic

Synonyms & Similar Words

obedient
tractable
restrained
compliant
conformable
docile
biddable
obliging
gentle
controllable
agreeable
amiable
submissive
soft
decorous
meek
acquiescent
constrained
dutiful
tame
yielding
governable
subordinate
repressed
subservient
law-abiding
inhibited
manageable
placable
disciplined
orderly
surrendering
mild
obsequious
servile
kowtowing
obeisant
slavish
mannerly
fawning
teachable
duteous
curbed
handleable
trainable
disciplinable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unamenable
intractable
recalcitrant
contrary
refractory
willful
wilful
obstreperous
defiant
balky
rebellious
wayward
untoward
unruly
resistant
ungovernable
noncompliant
contumacious
disobedient
stubborn
obdurate
insubordinate
obstinate
restive
mutinous
unyielding
peevish
froward
hardheaded
rebel
uncontrollable
unmanageable
mulish
dogged
insurgent
wild
headstrong
defiant
bad
perverse
balky
incompliant
pigheaded
mischievous
disorderly
errant
naughty
self-willed
undisciplined
impudent
rude
nonconformist
impolite
disrespectful
dissident
misbehaving
insolent
ill-bred
ill-mannered

as in responsible

being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so even our nation's highest leaders must remain amenable to the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

responsible
liable
accountable
obligated
indebted
obliged
answerable
beholden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exempt
irresponsible
immune
unaccountable
nonaccountable

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of amenable are docile, obedient, and tractable. While all these words mean "submissive to the will of another," amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness.

amenable to new ideas

The words docile and amenable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance.

a docile child

While in some cases nearly identical to amenable, obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority.

obedient to the government

While the synonyms tractable and amenable are close in meaning, tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing.

tractable animals

单词	amenable
释义	amenable adjective ame·na·ble ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl -ˈme- 1 : liable to be brought to account : answerable citizens amenable to the law 2 a : capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited The data is amenable to analysis. b : readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate a government not amenable to change c : willing sense 1 was amenable to spending more time at home amenability ə-ˌmē-nə-ˈbil-ət-ē -ˌme- noun amenably ə-ˈmē-nə-blē -ˈme- adverb Did you know? Nowadays, amenable is often used to describe someone who is favorably disposed to something, but it ultimately comes from Latin minari, meaning “to threaten.” Since the 16th century, English speakers have been using it in courtrooms and law with the meaning “answerable,” as in “citizens amenable to the law.” It later developed the meanings “suited” (“a simple function ... which is perfectly amenable to pencil-and-paper arithmetic”—Nature, April 1973) and “responsive” (as in “illnesses that are amenable to drug therapy”). It also came to be used of people with a general disposition to be agreeable—like Mr. Dick in Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, who was “the most friendly and amenable creature in existence.” Synonyms disposed fain game glad inclined minded ready willing See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal, 16 Jan. 2003 While no one yet knows how wide … margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable. Steven M. Zeitchik, Publishers Weekly, 14 June 1999 Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. Marc B. Garnick et al., Scientific American, December 1998 … depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy … Sherry Turkle, London Review of Books, 19 Mar. 1998 whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic See More Recent Examples on the Web Your daughter is also not amenable to any parenting input from you, leading to your upset on two levels: your own child not finding her maturity to parent better, and your granddaughters’ frustration, heartache and misbehavior. Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Tear it down to, to build something that’s more amenable. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022 If the Nets are amenable to such a framework, the Sixers have to weigh whether the short-term upside outweighs the long-term risks. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The easy virtue-signaling opportunities for politicians and boosters have mainly involved the pushing of renewables and electric vehicles, and the realm of CCSU/CDR is not nearly as amenable to warm and fuzzy visuals and messaging. David Blackmon, Forbes, 25 June 2022 Josina Anderson of CBS Sports: Imagine if the #Browns can combine Amari Cooper & Jarvis Landry — a stud WR too whose toughness has been the soul of that team — at a price amenable to Landry of course. Scott Patsko, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022 In exchange, the agency has acquired mineral-rich lands in places more amenable to extraction, resulting in economic activity that both helps rural job creation and school funding, officials say. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022 Western intelligence officials and experts believe Putin’s plan is to take control of the capital, possibly to install a new regime more amenable to Moscow. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2022 The Lindelöf hypothesis is just one example of a Riemann-adjacent problem amenable to scorekeeping. Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener "to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead" (also continental Old French) (from a- —going back to Latin ad- ad-— + mener "to lead, bring") + able -able — more at demean entry 2 First Known Use circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition amenable adjective ame·na·ble ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl -ˈme- : readily giving in or agreeing The builders were amenable to our wishes. Legal Definition amenable adjective ame·na·ble ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl, -ˈme- 1 : legally subject or answerable the corporation is not amenable to suit in New York 2 a : suited by nature an adult is not amenable to a juvenile treatment program b : readily yielding, submitting, or cooperating defendant is amenable to rehabilitation National Law Journal amenable adjective 1 as in willing having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable—just let me know Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance willing ready inclined glad prepared minded obliging disposed game cooperative accommodating prone excited fain responsive receptive eager favorable agreeable obedient swift predisposed enthusiastic prompt compliant desirous submissive quick enthused Antonyms & Near Antonyms unwilling reluctant averse unamenable loath disinclined reticent loth loathe See More 2 as in obedient readily giving in to the command or authority of another our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic Synonyms & Similar Words obedient tractable restrained compliant conformable docile biddable obliging gentle controllable agreeable amiable submissive soft decorous meek acquiescent constrained dutiful tame yielding governable subordinate repressed subservient law-abiding inhibited manageable placable disciplined orderly surrendering mild obsequious servile kowtowing obeisant slavish mannerly fawning teachable duteous curbed handleable trainable disciplinable Antonyms & Near Antonyms unamenable intractable recalcitrant contrary refractory willful wilful obstreperous defiant balky rebellious wayward untoward unruly resistant ungovernable noncompliant contumacious disobedient stubborn obdurate insubordinate obstinate restive mutinous unyielding peevish froward hardheaded rebel uncontrollable unmanageable mulish dogged insurgent wild headstrong defiant bad perverse balky incompliant pigheaded mischievous disorderly errant naughty self-willed undisciplined impudent rude nonconformist impolite disrespectful dissident misbehaving insolent ill-bred ill-mannered See More 3 as in responsible being the one who must meet an obligation or suffer the consequences for failing to do so even our nation's highest leaders must remain amenable to the law Synonyms & Similar Words responsible liable accountable obligated indebted obliged answerable beholden Antonyms & Near Antonyms exempt irresponsible immune unaccountable nonaccountable Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of amenable are docile, obedient, and tractable. While all these words mean "submissive to the will of another," amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas The words docile and amenable are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child While in some cases nearly identical to amenable, obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government While the synonyms tractable and amenable are close in meaning, tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals
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amenable

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