amenable
[ uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh- ]
/ əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə- /
adjective
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.
Origin of amenable
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British Dictionary definitions for amenability
amenable
/ (əˈmiːnəbəl) /
adjective
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
Derived forms of amenable
amenability or amenableness, noun amenably, adverbWord Origin for amenable
C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French
amener to lead up, from Latin
mināre to drive (cattle), from
minārī to threaten