Amenable

[ə'miːnəb(ə)l] or [ə'minəbl]

Definition

(adj.) disposed or willing to comply; 'someone amenable to persuasion' .

(adj.) liable to answer to a higher authority; 'the president is amenable to the constitutional court' .

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) readily reacting to suggestions and influences; 'a responsive student' .

Inputed by Deborah--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.

(a.) Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.

(a.) Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.

(a.) Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.

Checked by Edwin

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Accountable, liable, responsible, answerable.

Typist: Nola

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Liable, dependent, responsible, answerable, accountable, subject, pliant,impressible, ductile, docile

ANT:Independent, autocratic, unamenable, irresponsible, refractory, obstinate

Typist: Shirley

Definition

adj. easy to be led or governed: liable or subject to.—ns. Amenabil′ity Amen′ableness.—adv. Amen′ably.

Edited by Estelle