amenable meaning
UK US /əˈmɛnəbəl/ 4 syllables
amenable (adjective): disposed or willing to conform.
amenable has 4 meanings in this dictionary.
amenable as an adjective
- disposed or willing to conform
- someone amenable to the instruction of others
Synonyms: conformable
Similar: compliant
Related forms: amenability, amenableness
- responsive to suggestions and influences
- a tractable student
- an amenable child
Synonyms: tractable
Similar: susceptible
Related forms: amenability, amenableness
- 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
Similar: susceptible
- liable to answer to a higher authority
- the president is amenable to the constitutional court
Similar: responsible
Related forms: amenableness
How to pronounce amenable
amenable is pronounced /əˈmɛnəbəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with amenable
Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in LE · 8-letter words
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