amenable

1. a. Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. Source: opted

2. a. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. Source: opted

3. a. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc. Source: opted

4. a. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. Source: opted

5. adj. disposed or willing to conform Source: wordnet

6. adj. responsive to suggestions and influences Source: wordnet

7. adj. open to being acted upon in a certain way Source: wordnet

8. adj. liable to answer to a higher authority Source: wordnet

9. 1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [Obs.] Jacob. 2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government. I. Taylor. 3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc. 4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle. Source: webster

10. Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [Obs.]Jacob. Source: adambom

11. j:100 s. disposed or willing to comply s. readily reacting to suggestions and influences s. open to being acted upon in a certain way Source: ecdict

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