amenable

CEFRC2

/əˈmiːnəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Willing to accept suggestions, ideas, or a particular situation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.

Examples

  • His theory is not amenable to simplification for laymen.

  • This kind of case is amenable to statistical treatment.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈmɛn.ə.bəl/
  • /əˈmin.ə.bəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Willing to comply; easily led.

  2. Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

  3. Liable to the legal authority of (something).

More examples

In context

  • Decisions of the Boards of Appeal are amenable to actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities.

  • The communal nature of ostriches may have made these birds more amenable to life in captivity.

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Origin

adjective

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”).