amenable definition - Dictionary

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a·me·na·ble [ ə mnəb'l ]

adjective

Definition:

1. willing to cooperate: responsive to suggestion and likely to cooperate

2. able to be affected: susceptible to being affected in a particular way

The tumor is not amenable to treatment.

3. accountable: required to account for your behavior to an authority

4. liable to be judged: likely or available to be tested or judged

[Late 16th century. < Anglo-Norman< Old French amener "bring to" < Latin minari "threaten" < minae "threats"]

a·me·na·bil·i·ty [ ə mnə bíllətee ] noun

a·me·na·ble·ness noun

a·me·na·bly adverb