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or is it amenable without the i?

2006-11-14 10:56:56 · 7 answers · asked by DayTripper 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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amenable

amiable

*amenable*:

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).

*amiable*:

Adjective
1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable. 2. Cordial; sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering.
Etymology
Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin am*c*bilis ; see amicable.
Other forms
a'mi·a·bil'i·ty or a'mi·a·ble·ness n.a'mi·a·bly adv.

Definition provided by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

2006-11-14 11:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by The_answer_person 5 · 1 0

The word is amenable.

2006-11-14 19:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by meoorr 3 · 0 0

WIthout the i - here is the definition

Amenable:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/amenable

2006-11-14 19:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by Stiletto ♥ 6 · 0 0

'ameniable' is not a word.
are you looking for 'amenable'..? (This is a word you can find in a dictionary)

2006-11-14 19:00:54 · answer #4 · answered by a q 2 · 0 0

check your spelling - amenable is probably what you are looking for - fyi - if you can post the question- you can use an on-line dictionary.

2006-11-14 19:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Its without the I..and I read it means complexity and abstraction.

2006-11-14 19:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by CJ 1 · 0 0

i think you mean amenable:

amenable:
willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion

thank you Cambridge dictionary

2006-11-14 19:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by zigzag 2 · 1 0

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