a·me·na·ble ( -m  n-bl, -m n-)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). [Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin min  re, to drive, from minr , to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]a·me  na·bili·ty, a·mena·ble·ness n.a·me na·bly adv. |
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