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Definitions: Amenable |
AmenableAdjective1. Disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak"- Matthew 26:41. 2. Responsible to a higher authority; "amenable to a small-scale form of enquiry"; "amenable data"; "is it to be contended that the heads of departments are not amenable to the laws?"- John Marshall. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "amenable" was first used: 1596. (references) |
Etymology: Amenable \A*me"na*ble\, adjective. [French expression amener to lead; (L. ad) mener to lead, from the Latin expression minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in late Latin to lead; Latin minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: AmenableSynonym: willing (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unamenable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Duty | Amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Amenable |
| English words defined with "amenable": Amenably ♦ medical ♦ operative ♦ surgical ♦ unamenable ♦ willing. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "amenable": ACUPUNCTURIST ♦ bioreactor ♦ dirty waste stream ♦ floor drains, formal methods, fuzzy theory ♦ kerosine flotation, Khosla's method of determination of uplift pressures and exit gradients ♦ method of independent variables ♦ punch mining ♦ Rayleigh atmosphere. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "amenable": Amenance. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | W-w-w-what I'm proposing is, um and I-I don't mean to appear indecorous, is, is, um, a, a-a-a social engagement, um, a, a, a, a-a date, if you're amenable. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | But when the legislature proceeds to impose on that officer other duties; when he is directed peremptorily to perform certain acts; when the rights of individuals are dependent on the performance of those acts; he is so far the officer of the law; is amenable to the laws for his conduct; and cannot at his discretion sport away the vested rights of others. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Nevertheless, such extension shall in no way affect the right of any of the High Contracting Parties or of any person who before the coming into force of the present Treaty was bona fide in possession of any rights of industrial property conflicting with rights applied for by another who claims rights of priority in respect of them, to exercise such rights by itself or himself personally, or by such agents or licensees as derived their rights from it or him before the coming into force of the present Treaty; and such persons shall not be amenable to any action or other process of law in respect of infringement. (reference) |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The child could not be made amenable to rules. |
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Health | Side effects are generally transitory, well tolerated, and amenable to treatment. (references) | |
There must be a preclinical phase that can be detected, and the disease must be amenable to therapy. (references) | ||
The adult worm has only about 300 nerve cells, each recognizable, and is amenable to genetic manipulations. (references) | ||
Economic History | Yemen | Moreover, analysts expect that investment in modern agricultural projects will expand in the southern governorates, which, because of their flatter topography, are more amenable to mechanization. (references) |
Japan | Similarly, there are signs that owner-operated unlisted firms--which traditionally would only sell out as a last resort before bankruptcy--are becoming more amenable to acquisition by foreigners. (references) | |
Travel | Czech Rep | Although the Czechs regard the custom as an amusing American oddity, they are also very amenable to attending, as an offer of food is always considered gracious and the typical Czech working day starts early. (references) |
Worker Rights | Cameroon | The Government chooses the unions with which it will bargain; some independent unions have accused the Government of creating small, nonrepresentative unions amenable to the government position and with which it can negotiate. (references) |
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| "Amenable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Amenable" is used about 325 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 325 | 15,961 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "amenable": amenable to ♦ amenable to a fine ♦ amenable to advice ♦ amenable to argument ♦ amenable to reason ♦ amenable to the law. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
amenable | 6 |
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| Language | Translations for "amenable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i përgjegjshëm (accountable), i dëgjueshëm (audible, ductile, manageable, obedient, sequacious), i bindshëm (convincible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | قابل للتعديل (adjustable), سهل الإنقياد (amenableness, bidder, docile, docility, frail). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | хрисим (pi, quiet, submissive, tractable), отговорен (accountable, answerable, liable, responsible), послушен (biddable, gentle, good, governable, obedient, submissive, tame, toward, tractable, unresisting), подсъден (accused, actionable, cognizable, justiciable, suable, triable), податлив (accessible to, apt, ductile, flexible, malleable, manageable, pervious, pliable, pliant, supple, susceptible, yielding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 顺" (Acclimate, Acclimated, Acclimating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | aplikovatelný, podléhající, poddajný (compliant, docile, floppy, lithe, meek, pliable, pliant, submissive, supple, tame, yielding), přístupný (accessible, admissible, approachable, come-at-able, comprehensible, get-at-table, open, pervious), ohebný (elastic, flexible, floppy, limber, limp, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple, yielding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | souple (amenableness), soumis , modifiable, justiciable, corrompu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gefügig (flexible, obedient, squeezable, submissive, supple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πειθήνιοσ (docile, submissive), υπόλογοσ (answerable, liable), υπαγόμενοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מקבל מרות (disciplined, docile, obedient, submissive, tractable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | irányítható (dirigible, governable, guided, manageable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penurut (follower, obedient), bertanggungjawab (account for, accountable, responsible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trattabile (manageable, negotiable, tractable, treatable), soggetto a, sensibile (feeling, sensible, sensitive, susceptible, tenderhearted, touchy), riconducibile, docile (biddable, docile, governable, lamblike, meek, soft, tame, tractable, workable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 순종하" (Obeyed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | freggyragh (answerable, conformable, congruent, consonant, liable, reactive, responsive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | amenableay submisso (acquiescent, biddable, broken, conformable, dutiable, humble, obedientiary, submissive, yielding), responsável (accountable, answerable, biddable, Officer, responsible, sponsor), dócil (biddable, docility, facile, gentle, kind, management, meek, obedient, submissive, tractable, yielding). (various references) ascultãtor (auditor, docile, duteous, dutiful, hearer, listener, manageable, obedient, obediential, obediently, supple, tractable, yielding), rãspunzãtor de (accountable, liable for, responsible for), maleabil (easy, flexibile, flexile, malleable, pliable, pliant, soft, tractable, unctuous, yielding), justificabil (justifiable), docil (docile, manageable, meek, obedient, teachable, tractable, yielding). (various references) поддающийся (accessible, capable). (various references) popusljiv, pokoran (conformable, humble, malleable, manageable, meek, obedient, servile, submissive, subservient, tractable), odgovoran (accountable, answerable, liable, responsible), nadležan (competent). (various references) dócil (biddable, compliant, docile, gentle, manageable, meek, mild, obedient, pliable, pliant, tame, tractable, yielding). (various references) foglig (accomodating, complaisant, compliant, docile, ductile, flexible, tractable, yielding). (various references) yumuşak başlı (blancmange, compliant, docile, dovelike, flexible, flexile, good tempered, kind, meek, obedient, pliable, pliant, soft, toward), yükümlü (in charge of, incumbent, liable, obligor), uysal (accommodating, acquiescent, agreeable, Clement, compliant, demiss, docile, ductile, easy, easygoing, facile, flexible, flexile, gentle, good humoured, good tempered, good-humored, lamblike, malleable, manageable, meek, milky, peaceful, pliant, soft, squeezable, submissive, supple, sweet-tempered, tame, toward, tractable, yielding), tabi olan, sorumlu (accountable, answerable, blameworthy, curator, ex cathedra, in charge of, keeper, liable, managing, rep, responsible), mükellef, cevap verebilir, bağlı (adherent, adhesive, affiliated, appurtenant, attached, banded, bonded, bound, cohesive, conditional, conjoint, connected, consequent, corded, dependant, dependent, devoted, faithful, germane, hooked, incidental, laced, observant, related, subject, subject to, subordinate, tied, under). (various references) слухняний (biddable, conformable, docile, dutiful, governable, kind, mild, obedient, obediential, obeisant, obsequious, passive, toward, tractable), відповідальний (accountable, answerable, chargeable, liable, responsible), підсудний (accused, culprit, defendant, indictee, jurisdictional, prisoner), піддатливий (accessible, applicant, compliant, flexible, malleable, plastic, pliant, ready, sequacious, squeezable, supple, waxen, waxy). (various references) vâng theo dễ bảo, phục tùng, chịu trách nhiệm; phải chịu, biết nghe theo, đáng chịu tuân theo. (various references) atebol (accountable, answerable, responsible), hydrin (docile, tractable), cyfrifol (accountable, answerable, of repute, responsible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | minare. (various references) |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | amener. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "amenable": unamenable. (additional references) | |
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"Amenable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ameable, ameanable, ameinable, ameneable, ameniable, amenible, amienable, aminable, ammenable, amminable, amnable, amnenable, amwnable, anemable, Menabrea. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "amenable" (pronounced ume"nubul or umē"nubul) |
| 6 | -e" n u b u l | tenable, untenable. |
| 5 | -n u b u l | abominable, actionable, attainable, burnable, cannibal, Combinable, definable, determinable, discernible, explainable, fashionable, fissionable, imaginable, impregnable, impressionable, inalienable, indefinable, interminable, objectionable, obtainable, personable, questionable, reasonable, returnable, seasonable, sustainable, trainable, tunable, unalienable, unattainable, unconscionable, unexplainable, unfashionable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unmentionable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreasonable, unsustainable, unwinnable, winnable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, callable, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, observable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmistakable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unreachable, unreadable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
| 5 | -n u b u l | abominable, actionable, attainable, burnable, cannibal, Combinable, definable, determinable, discernible, explainable, fashionable, fissionable, imaginable, impregnable, impressionable, inalienable, indefinable, interminable, objectionable, obtainable, personable, questionable, reasonable, returnable, seasonable, sustainable, tenable, trainable, tunable, unalienable, unattainable, unconscionable, unexplainable, unfashionable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unmentionable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreasonable, unsustainable, untenable, unwinnable, winnable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, callable, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, observable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmistakable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unreachable, unreadable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: nameable. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-e-l-m-n" | |
-1 letter: amebean, namable. | |
-2 letters: amebae, ameban, baleen, bemean, bename, enable, enamel. | |
-3 letters: abeam, abele, alane, amble, ameba, anele, banal, blame, enema, leben, leman. | |
-4 letters: able, alae, alan, alba, alee, alma, alme, amen, anal, baal, bale, balm, bane, beam, bean, been, bema, bene, blae, blam, elan, lama, lamb, lame, lane, lean, mabe, male, mana, mane, meal. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-e-l-m-n" | |
+1 letter: amendable. | |
+2 letters: demandable, examinable, lamentable, manageable, unamenable, unnameable. | |
+3 letters: ambivalence, amiableness, balletomane, lamebrained, machineable. | |
+4 letters: ambivalences, amicableness, balletomanes, damnableness, magnetizable, maneuverable, mechanizable, merchantable, nonmalleable, unmanageable, unmarketable, unmeasurable, unremarkable. | |
+5 letters: admirableness, amenabilities, amiablenesses, mineralizable, nonmeasurable, unimpeachable, unreclaimable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6D 65 6E 61 62 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -- . -. .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101101 01100101 01101110 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A m e n a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006D 0065 006E 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3579718067687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Historic 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Translations: Ancient 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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