amenable
adjective
ame·na·ble
ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl
-ˈme-
1
a
: having or showing willingness to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for
She said her peers wanted her to bend the rules, but she wasn't amenable.—Erin Osmon
—usually used with toHis boss was amenable to the idea of his working from home.
b
: readily yielding, submitting, or cooperating
—usually used with to
a government not amenable to change
c
formal
: able to be controlled, organized, or affected by something
—usually used with to
The data is amenable to analysis.
a disease amenable to treatment
The United States has … a higher rate of "mortality amenable to health care"—that's statistics-speak for people dying because they didn't see a doctor in time—than culturally and economically comparable nations …—Ben Burgis
d
: hospitable, suitable
The three factors necessary to spread disease are a pathogen, a host, and an amenable environment.—Emily Gedde
… a tropical or subtropical, mostly evergreen, moist environment with daytime temperatures around 75 degrees with 60 percent humidity, comfortably amenable conditions for the plants and people alike.—Lorene Edwards Forkner
—often used with toconditions amenable to life
2
: legally subject or answerable
—usually used with to
Moreover, the Piedmont Regional Jail is not a "person," and therefore not amenable to suit …—Preval v. Reno, 57 F. Supp. 2d 307 (1999)
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