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Synonyms
a·me·na·ble (ə-mḗnə-bəl, ə-mĕńə-)

[Probably alteration of Middle English menable, from Old French, from mener, to lead, from Latin mināre, to drive, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats.]

adjective 

  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)

derivatives

a·ména·biĺi·ty
noun
a·ména·bly
adverb