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amenable

adjective

disposed or willing to conform

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
MENABL
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

əˈmiːnəbl

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. disposed or willing to conform

    “someone amenable to the instruction of others”

adjective

  1. liable to answer to a higher authority

    “the president is amenable to the constitutional court”

adjective

  1. open to being acted upon in a certain way

    “an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death”

adjective

  1. responsive to suggestions and influences

    “a tractable student”

In context

Example Sentences

someone amenable to the instruction of others
the president is amenable to the constitutional court
an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death
the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment
a tractable student
an amenable child

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