Origin: Latin
suffix -able
Amenable has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
disposed or willing to conform
"someone amenable to the instruction of others"
2
responsive to suggestions and influences
"a tractable student"
"an amenable child"
3
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"
4
liable to answer to a higher authority
"the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
5
Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
Example Sentences
"someone amenable to the instruction of others"
adjective
"a tractable student"
adjective
"an amenable child"
adjective
"an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"
adjective
"the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"
adjective
"the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
adjective