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amenable

/əˈmiːniəbl/

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adjective

willing to agree or be changed, or allowing an effect.

The patient was amenable to the new therapy.
She is amenable to suggestions for improvement.
The contract is amenable to negotiation.

Adinary Nuance

Use amenable for a cooperative attitude toward change, not just general agreement. It differs from agreeable (personality/temperament) and obedient (following orders). Choose amenable when describing openness to influence or adjustment.

In other languages

Spanish: dispuesto/a
Japanese: 従順な／変化に応じる
Korean: 응하는
Vietnamese: có thể thay đổi được
Chinese: 愿意改变的

Etymology

Common phrases

amenable to changeamenable to treatmentamenable to persuasion

Synonyms

cooperative malleable obedient open willing

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