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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•me•na•ble /əˈminəbəl, əˈmɛnə-/USA pronunciation adj. [usually: be + ~ + to]- ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield:The author was amenable to making a few changes.
- liable to be called to account;
answerable;
responsible: All citizens are amenable to the law.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•me•na•ble (ə mē′nə bəl, ə men′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield;
open to influence, persuasion, or advice;
agreeable;
submissive;
tractable:an amenable servant. - liable to be called to account;
answerable;
legally responsible:You are amenable for this debt. - capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc.
- Late Latin mināre for Latin minārī to drive) + -able -able
- Anglo-French, equivalent. to Middle French amen(er) to lead to (a- a-5 + mener
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged manageable, docile, easy.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged open, subject.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stubborn, recalcitrant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amenable /əˈmiːnəbəl/ adj - open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc
- accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable
- capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin mināre to drive (cattle), from minārī to threatenaˌmenaˈbility, aˈmenableness n aˈmenably adv |