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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable;
        responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to
              the divine government.                --I. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to
              counsel.                              --Carlyle.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable;
        responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.
  
              Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to
              the divine government.                --I. Taylor.
  
     3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.
  
     4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
  
              Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to
              counsel.                              --Carlyle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  amenable
       adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to
              persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the
              flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: conformable, willing]
       2: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a
          responsive student" [syn: responsive, tractable]
       3: liable to answer to a higher authority; " the president is
          amenable to the constitutional court"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 σύμφωνος, πρόθυμος
     2 '''amenable to''': επιδεκτικός, που υπόκειται σε, που δύναται να
  επηρεάσει τον/επηρεαστεί από, που επιδρά (ο ίδιος ή) πάνω του
  κάποιος-κάτι, που δυνητικά βρίσκεται υπό την επιρροή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     a.
     1 willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
     2 Willing to comply; easily led.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     a.
     1 willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
     2 Willing to comply; easily led.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     a.
     1 willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
     2 Willing to comply; easily led.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     a.
     1 willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
     2 Willing to comply; easily led.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     Englanti a.
     1 suostuvainen, myöntyväinen
     2 vastaanottavainen; (''sairaudesta'') hoitoon sopiva tai reagoiva

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amenable
     Engelska a.
     foglig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  قابل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  amenable //əˈmiːnəbəl// //əˈmɛn.ə.bəl// 
  1. отзивчив, сговорчив
  willing to comply with; agreeable
  2. податлив, поддаващ се, послушен
  willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  poddajný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  přístupný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  zugänglich, willig, willfährig [geh.] , folgsam, fügsam, gefügig  [soc.]
           Note: Person
     Synonym: compliant
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  zugänglich
           Note: Person, Sache, empfänglich, aufgeschlossen, offen 
           Note: Person
           Note: für etw.
        "be amenable to change"  - sich ändern lassen, geändert werden können
        "not to be amenable to quantitative assessment (of a thing)"  - sich einer quantitativen Beurteilung entziehen (Sache)
        "not to be amenable to working in a team"  - nicht gerne im Team arbeiten
           Note: to sth.
           Note: of a person or thing

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  amenable //əˈmiːnəbəl// //əˈmɛn.ə.bəl// 
  1. myöntyväinen
  willing to comply with; agreeable
  2. vastaanottavainen
  willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/ 
  1. जवाबदेही, आज्ञाकारी, वश्य
        "An employee is amenable to the officer."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  koji se povinuj, koji se povinuje, nadležan, odgovoran, pogodan, povodljiv, pristupačan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  1. megközelíthetô
  2. felelôs
  3. járható
  4. alkalmas
  5. irányítható

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  amenable /əˈmi:nəbəl/ 
   1.  skłonny (to - do)
   2.  podlegający (to sth - czemuś)

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  amenable /ɐmˈiːnəbəl/
  1. uysal, yumuşak başlı
  2. yükümlü, mükellef, sorumlu. amenableness  (bak.) amenability amenably  uysalca, boyun eğerek, yumuşak başlılıkla.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈmɛnəbəɫ/, /əˈminəbəɫ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  AMENABLE. Responsible; subject to answer in a court of justice liable to
  punishment.
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "amenable":
     accessible, accommodating, accountable, acquiescent, adaptable,
     adapting, adaptive, adjusting, advance, agreeable, alacritous,
     ameliorate, amend, answerable, ardent, better, biddable,
     chargeable, compliant, consenting, content, cooperative, dependent,
     disposed, docile, eager, elevate, emend, enthusiastic, fain,
     favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined, forward, game,
     help, humble, impressionable, in the mind, in the mood, inclined,
     influenceable, liable, lift, malleable, meek, meliorate, mend,
     minded, movable, obedient, open, open-minded, passive, persuadable,
     persuasible, pervious, plastic, pliable, pliant, predisposed,
     promote, prompt, prone, quick, raise, ready, ready and willing,
     receptive, reconciled, rectify, repair, resigned, responsible,
     responsible for, responsive, right, suasible, subdued, subject,
     submissive, subordinate, suggestible, susceptible, swayable, tame,
     to blame, tractable, uncomplaining, unresisting, weak,
     well-disposed, well-inclined, willed, willing, willinghearted,
     zealous
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 应服从的,会接纳的,肯服从的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 应服从的,会接纳的,肯服从的,有义务的

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