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amenable definition
amenable |
Grep of noun amenable amenableness Overview of adj amenable The adj amenable has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) amenable, willing -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41) 2. amenable -- (responsible to a higher authority; "amenable to a small-scale form of enquiry"; "amenable data"; "is it to be contended that the heads of departments are not amenable to the laws?"- John Marshall) Antonyms of adj amenable 2 senses of amenable Sense 1 amenable, willing INDIRECT (VIA compliant) -> defiant Sense 2 amenable (vs. unamenable) unamenable (vs. amenable) => unresponsive Similarity of adj amenable 2 senses of amenable Sense 1 amenable, willing => compliant (vs. defiant) Sense 2 amenable (vs. unamenable) => answerable, accountable => responsive, tractable => subject to(prenominal), testable Attributes of adj amenable Familiarity of adj amenable amenable used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj amenable amenable unamenable Overview of adj amenable The adj amenable has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) amenable, willing -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41) 2. amenable -- (responsible to a higher authority; "amenable to a small-scale form of enquiry"; "amenable data"; "is it to be contended that the heads of departments are not amenable to the laws?"- John Marshall)
amenable definition
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