amenable

a·me·na·ble  (-mn-bl, -mn-)

adj.

1. Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing.

2. Responsible to higher authority; accountable: amenable to the law. See Synonyms at responsible.

3. Susceptible or open, as to testing or criticism: "The phenomenon of mind . . . is much more complex, though also more amenable to scientific investigation, than anyone suspected" (Michael D. Lemonick).

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[Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin minre, to drive, from minr, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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a·mena·bili·ty, a·mena·ble·ness n.

a·mena·bly adv.

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amenable [əˈmiːnəb^əl]

adj

1. open or susceptible to suggestion; likely to listen, cooperate, etc.

2. accountable for behaviour to some authority; answerable

3. capable of being or liable to be tested, judged, etc.

[from Anglo-French, from Old French amener to lead up, from Latin mināre to drive (cattle), from minārī to threaten]

amenability , amenableness n

amenably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amenable - disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion" conformable compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"
	2.	amenable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" tractable susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
	3.	amenable - 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" susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
	4.	amenable - liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court" responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

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amenable

adjective receptive, open, susceptible, responsive, agreeable, compliant, tractable, acquiescent, persuadable, able to be influenced I've never had a long-term relationship. I'm not amenable enough.
stubborn, intractable, inflexible, recalcitrant, unyielding, obstinate, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, pig-headed, mulish

Translations

amenable [əˈmiːnəbl] ADJ

1. (= responsive) amenable to argument → flexible, que se deja convencer
amenable to discipline → sumiso, dispuesto a dejarse disciplinar
amenable to reason → dispuesto a entrar en razón
amenable to treatment → susceptible de ser curado, curable
I'd like to visit you at home if you're amenable → me gustaría hacerle una visita en su casa, si le parece bien

2. (Jur) → responsable (for de)

amenable [əˈmiːnəb^əl] adj

(= obliging) → serviable

(= responsive) amenable to sth [person] [+ change] → prêt(e) à qch; [+ advice] → disposé(e) à écouter qch, disposé(e) à suivre qch; [illness] [+ treatment] → sensible à qch, réactif/ive à qch

(= answerable) amenable to the law → responsable devant la loi

amenable

adj

(= responsive) → zugänglich (→ to +dat); he is amenable to reasonable suggestions → er ist vernünftigen Vorschlägen zugänglich; it is not amenable to this method of classification → es lässt sich in dieses Klassifikationssystem nicht einordnen

(Jur: = answerable) → verantwortlich; amenable to the law → dem Gesetz verantwortlich

amenable [əˈmiːnəbl] adj amenable to (advice) → ben disposto/a verso
amenable to flattery → sensibile alle lusinghe
amenable to reason → ragionevole