[syn: amenable, tractable]
3. open to being acted upon in a certain way;
- Example: "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"
- Example: "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment"
4. liable to answer to a higher authority;
- Example: "the president is amenable to the constitutional court"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amenable \A*me"na*ble\, a. [F. amener to lead; ? (L. ad) = mener
to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by
threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten,
minae threats. See Menace.]
1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her
husband. [Obs.] --Jacob.
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2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable;
responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.
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Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to
the divine government. --I. Taylor.
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3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.
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4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
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Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to
counsel. --Carlyle.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amenable
adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to
persuasion" [syn: amenable, conformable]
2: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive
student" [syn: amenable, tractable]
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"