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Meaning of 'amenable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Amenable [ a.]
- Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.
- Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.
- Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.
- Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.

Meaning of 'amenable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . amenable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- responsive to suggestions and influences
Example in sentence:
  • a tractable student;
  • an amenable child
Meaning (2):
- open to being acted upon in a certain way
Example in sentence:
  • an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death;
  • the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment
Meaning (3):
- disposed or willing to conform
Example in sentence:
  • someone amenable to the instruction of others
Meaning (4):
- liable to answer to a higher authority
Example in sentence:
  • the president is amenable to the constitutional court

Nearby Words:

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