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as in friendliness
a desire or disposition to please
our circle of friends tends to take advantage of Will's amenability, usually not even bothering to ask him what he wants to do
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as in willingness
cheerful readiness to do something
our cat Figaro hasn't shown much amenability to going outside now that the weather's cold
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There’s the Swede promoting the power of ranch dressing, the Italians marveling at fountain drinks with ice and free refills, the English rhapsodizing over chicken parm and just about everyone shouting out the friendliness of the businesses that served them.
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Keewaydin Island Keewaydin Island is an eight-mile-long, undeveloped barrier island located between Naples and Marco Island, known for its totally unspoiled white-sand beaches and dog-friendliness.
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It is found in a belief in personal responsibility, in a commitment to hard work, in respect for faith and family and in a willingness to place the interests of future generations above our own immediate desires.
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How people afford attending more than one of these matches is a testament to wealth, the power of savings, or the willingness to live with debt.
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The researchers found that people's accuracy in distinguishing sugar from sweetener depended heavily on expectations, and pleasantness ratings also shifted accordingly.
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Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.
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The steadfast pushback against the administration might appear on the surface to be an encouraging trend, given the complaisance of the Republican majorities in Congress and weak-kneed capitulation to Trump by leaders of institutions such as universities and major corporations.
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.
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Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
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All of this is to say, the man is a good sport, and his work in The Fall Guy as stuntman Colt Seavers reflects that amiability.
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Attraction is a function of parentage and looks and submissiveness.
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But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.
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“Amenability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amenability. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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