a|me´na|bly

a|me´na|bly
a|me|na|ble «uh MEE nuh buhl, -MEHN uh-», adjective.
1. open to influence, suggestion, or advice; submissive; responsive: »

Dick is reasonable and amenable to persuasion.

SYNONYM(S): compliant, tractable.
2. accountable or answerable to some jurisdiction or authority: »

People living in a country are amenable to its laws.

SYNONYM(S): liable, responsible.
3. Figurative. that can be tested by a problem: »

amenable to mathematical analysis.

╂[< French amener (< a- to + mener lead < Latin mināre drive with shouts < minae threats) + -able -able]
–a|me´na|ble|ness, noun.
–a|me´na|bly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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