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

  1. disposed or willing to conform
    • someone amenable to the instruction of others

    Synonyms: conformable

    Similar: compliant

    Related forms: amenability, amenableness

  2. responsive to suggestions and influences
    • a tractable student
    • an amenable child

    Synonyms: tractable

    Similar: susceptible

    Related forms: amenability, amenableness

  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

    Similar: susceptible

  4. 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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