ame·na·ble 
/əˈmi:nəbəl/ adjective
/əˈmi:nəbəl/ adjective 1 [more amenable; most amenable] : willing to agree or to accept something that is wanted or asked for
▪ an amenable child — usually + to ▪ The children are generally amenable to our wishes. ▪ a government that is not amenable to change [=a government that resists change] 2 formal : able to be controlled, organized, or affected by something — + to ▪ The disease is not amenable to surgery. [=it cannot be fixed by surgery] ▪ data amenable to analysis [=data that can be analyzed]
▪ an amenable child — usually + to ▪ The children are generally amenable to our wishes. ▪ a government that is not amenable to change [=a government that resists change]
