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- [uh-mee-nuh-buh l, uh-men-uh-]
- /əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-/
- /əmiːnəˈbɪlɪtɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-mee-nuh-buh l, uh-men-uh-]
- /əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-/
Definitions of amenability word
- adjective amenability ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant. 1
- adjective amenability liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible: You are amenable for this debt. 1
- adjective amenability capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc. 1
- noun amenability The state or quality of being amenable. 1
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Origin of amenability
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Anglo-French, equivalent to Middle French amen(er) to lead to (a- a-5 + mener < Late Latin mināre for Latin minārī to drive) + -able -able
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Parts of speech for Amenability
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
amenability popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
amenability usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for amenability
noun amenability
- amiability — Amiability is the quality of being friendly and pleasant.
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
- non-submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- tractability — easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
Antonyms for amenability
noun amenability
- disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- stubbornness — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
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