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a·me·na·ble
 (ə-mē′nə-bəl, ə-mĕn′ə-)adj.
1.
a. Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority: "a class that is all the more amenable to control for living perpetually under the threat of deportation" (Amitav Ghosh).
b. Ready to consent; agreeable: Are you amenable to a change in schedule?
2. Responsible to higher authority; accountable: amenable to the law. See Synonyms at responsible.
3. Susceptible or open, as to testing or criticism: "The phenomenon of mind ... is much more complex, though also more amenable to scientific investigation, than anyone suspected" (Michael D. Lemonick).
[Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin mināre, to drive, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
a·me′na·bil′i·ty, a·me′na·ble·ness n.
a·me′na·bly adv.
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amenable
(əˈmiËnÉ™bÉ™l)adj
1. open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc
2. accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable
3. capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc
[C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin minÄre to drive (cattle), from minÄrÄ« to threaten]
aˌmenaˈbility, aˈmenableness n
aˈmenably adv
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a•me•na•ble
(əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-)adj.
1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; agreeable; tractable: amenable to criticism.
2. liable to be called to account; answerable; responsible: amenable to the law.
3. capable of being tested, tried, etc.: a theory amenable to experimentation.
[1590–1600; < Anglo-French, = Middle French amen(er) to lead to (a- a-5 + mener < Late Latin mināre to drive (animals), Latin minārī to threaten, menace) + -able -able]
a•me`na•bil′i•ty, n.
a•me′na•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | amenable - disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion" compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" |
| 2. |  amenable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" | |
| 3. | amenable - open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment" susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" | |
| 4. | amenable - liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court" responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament" |
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amenable
adjective receptive, open, susceptible, responsive, agreeable, compliant, tractable, acquiescent, persuadable, able to be influenced I've never had a long-term relationship. I'm not amenable enough.
stubborn, intractable, inflexible, recalcitrant, unyielding, obstinate, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, pig-headed, mulish
stubborn, intractable, inflexible, recalcitrant, unyielding, obstinate, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, pig-headed, mulish
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amenable
adjective1. Willing to carry out the wishes of others:
2. Legally obligated:
3. Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas:
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Translations
amenable
[əˈmiːnəbl] ADJ1. (= responsive) amenable to argument → flexible, que se deja convencer
amenable to discipline → sumiso, dispuesto a dejarse disciplinar
amenable to reason → dispuesto a entrar en razón
amenable to treatment → susceptible de ser curado, curable
I'd like to visit you at home if you're amenable → me gustarÃa hacerle una visita en su casa, si le parece bien
amenable to discipline → sumiso, dispuesto a dejarse disciplinar
amenable to reason → dispuesto a entrar en razón
amenable to treatment → susceptible de ser curado, curable
I'd like to visit you at home if you're amenable → me gustarÃa hacerle una visita en su casa, si le parece bien
2. (Jur) → responsable (for de)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
amenable
[əˈmiːnəbəl] adj (= obliging) → serviable
(= responsive) amenable to sth [person] [+ change] → prêt(e) à qch; [+ advice] → disposé(e) à écouter qch, disposé(e) à suivre qch; [illness] [+ treatment] → sensible à qch, réactif/ive à qch
(= answerable) amenable to the law → responsable devant la loi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
amenable
adj
(= responsive) → zugänglich (→ to +dat); he is amenable to reasonable suggestions → er ist vernünftigen Vorschlägen zugänglich; it is not amenable to this method of classification → es lässt sich in dieses Klassifikationssystem nicht einordnen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
amenable
[əˈmiːnəbl] adj amenable to (advice) → ben disposto/a versoamenable to flattery → sensibile alle lusinghe
amenable to reason → ragionevole
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