amenable

a·me·na·ble

A0247700 (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).

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[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.]

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a·me′na·bil′i·ty, a·me′na·ble·ness n.a·me′na·bly adv.

amenable

(əˈmiːnəbəl) adj1. open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc2. accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable3. capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc[C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin mināre to drive (cattle), from minārī to threaten] aˌmenaˈbility, aˈmenableness n aˈmenably adv

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amenable - disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"conformablecompliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"
	2.	amenable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"tractablesusceptible - (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"

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

amenable

adjective1. Willing to carry out the wishes of others:biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable.2. Legally obligated:accountable, answerable, liable, responsible.3. Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas:acceptant, open, open-minded, receptive, responsive.

Translations

zugänglichaccommodantenclindocilesensibile