adj.

1. Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing.
2. Responsible to higher authority; accountable: amenable to the law. See synonyms at responsible.
3. Susceptible or open, as to testing or criticism: “The phenomenon of mind . . . is much more complex, though also more amenable to scientific investigation, than anyone suspected” (Michael D. Lemonick).

[Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin mināre, to drive, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats.]

amenability a·me'na·bil'i·ty or a·me'na·ble·ness n.
amenably a·me'na·bly adv.

adjective

1. Willing to carry out the wishes of others: biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable. See resist/yield.
2. Legally obligated: accountable, answerable, liable, responsible. See law.
3. Ready and willing to receive favorably, as new ideas: acceptant, open, open-minded, receptive, responsive. See accept/reject.

adj

Definition: able to be judged; responsible
Antonyms: irresponsible, not responsible, unaccountable, unanswerable, unchargeable

adj

Definition: willing, cooperative
Antonyms: intractable, nonconforming, uncooperative, unwilling

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IN BRIEF: Willing to change or submit.

Abby was amenable to the change in her work schedule.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medgørlig, føjelig, lydhør

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontvankelijk, verantwoordelijk (juridisch), onderworpen (aan)

Français (French)
adj. - sensible, responsable, maniable, souple, disciplinable, raisonnable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - empfänglich, aufgeschlossen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευπειθής, πειθήνιος, υπόλογος, υπεύθυνος, υποκείμενος σε, διεπόμενος από
n. - υπόλογος, υπεύθυνος

Italiano (Italian)
suscettibile, soggetto a

idioms:

• be amenable to    essere suscettibile a, essere soggetto a, essere sottoposto a

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - responsável, acessível, sensível, obediente, ameno, brando

idioms:

• be amenable to    ser sensível a

Русский (Russian)
ответственный, подчиняющийся

idioms:

• be amenable to    подчиняться чему-то

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sensible, dócil, sumiso, responsable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mottaglig, tillgänglig
n. - mottaglig person

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
肯顺从的, 对...负有义务的, 经得起检验的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肯順從的, 對...負有義務的, 經得起檢驗的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순종하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 従順な, 従う義務がある, 耐えられる, 快く従う

idioms:

• be amenable to    快く従う, 乗りやすい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسؤول, سهل الإنقياد (الاسم) عرضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקבל מרות, ממושמע, מושפע בקלות, נוח‬

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