amenable
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amenable
- /əˈmiːnəbəl/ UK
- /əˈmɛn.ə.bəl/ Canada, US
- /əˈmin.ə.bəl/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɛnəbəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman amenable, amesnable, from amener (“to bring or lead, fetch in or to”) + -able (“-able”); amener is in turn from a- + mener (“to lead, conduct”), from Late Latin mināre (“to drive”), Latin deponent minārī (“to threaten, menace”).
adjective more amenable · most amenable · amesnable
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Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
Similar: persuadable, agreeable
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Willing to comply; easily led.
The communal nature of ostriches may have made these birds more amenable to life in captivity.
Similar: compliant, complaisant, amenable, biddable, controllable, docile, governable, indulgent, manageable, maniable, meek, passive
- Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.
- Liable to the legal authority of (something). Decisions of the Boards of Appeal are amenable to actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
- Being a locally compact topological group carrying a kind of averaging operation on bounded functions that is invariant under translation by group elements.
Opposite: unamenable
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adjective
Opposite: unamenable
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adj willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions
| Português | aberto, receptivo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | fügsam, gefügig, zugängig, zugänglich |
| Italiano | suscettibile |
| Русский | сгово́рчивый sgovórčivyj |
adj willing to comply with; agreeable
| Français | conciliant |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | πρόθυμος próthymos, σύμφωνος sýmfonos |
| Русский | послу́шный poslúšnyj, податливый podatlivyj, покладистый pokladistyj |
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