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amenable

adj.
C1 Advanced US //əˈmɛnəbəɫ// UK //ɐmˈiːnəbəl// amenable

adj. willing to listen to someone in a position of power or to follow a rule. It can also describe a number or shape that is easy to work with in math.

adj. willing to comply with the wishes or demands of others; also describes a mathematical object that is easily manipulated or simplified. Often used in legal contexts to describe a defendant's willingness to plead guilty.


SIMPLE

The defendant was amenable to a plea deal.

CONTEXTUAL

The witness was amenable to the lawyer's questions and provided a detailed account of the events.

COMPLEX

The system is designed to be amenable to various types of input, allowing researchers to test different variables without significant structural changes to the core algorithm.

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Origin

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman amenable, amesnable, from amener (“to bring or lead, fetch in or to”) + -able (“-able”); amener is in turn from a- + mener (“to lead, conduct”), from Late Latin mināre (“to drive”), Latin deponent minārī (“to threaten, menace”).

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