Amenable Meaning
/əˈmiːnəbəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWilling to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
adjWilling to comply; easily led.
Sentence Examples
This kind of case is amenable to statistical treatment.
His theory is not amenable to simplification for laymen.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She was ____ to changing the schedule to accommodate everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee was ____ to the idea of changing the project deadline.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The communal nature of ostriches may have made these birds more amenable to life in captivity."
— 2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool”, in National Geographic Magazine:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She was ____ to changing the schedule to accommodate everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee was ____ to the idea of changing the project deadline.