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amenability

a·me·na·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-mee-nuh-buh l, uh-men-uh-]
    • /əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-/
    • /əmiːnəˈbɪlɪtɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
verb
adverb
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

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Synonyms 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.

Top questions with amenability

  • what is amenability?

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