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Amenable

Definitions: Amenable

Amenable

Adjective

1. 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: Amenable

Synonym: willing (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: unamenable (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Amenable

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Duty

Amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Amenable

English words defined with "amenable": Amenablymedicaloperativesurgicalunamenablewilling. (references)
Specialty definitions using "amenable": ACUPUNCTURISTbioreactordirty waste streamfloor drains, formal methods, fuzzy theorykerosine flotation, Khosla's method of determination of uplift pressures and exit gradientsmethod of independent variablespunch miningRayleigh atmosphere. (references)
Etymologies containing "amenable": Amenance. (references)

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Modern Usage: Amenable

DomainUsage

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Amenable

DomainTitle

Books

  • Actions of Discrete Amenable Groups on Von Neumann Algebras (Lecture Notes in Mathematics) (reference)

  • Amenable Banach Algebras (Pitman Research Notes in Mathematics Series, No 172) (reference)

  • An Introduction to the Classification of Amenable C-Algebras (reference)

  • Classical Many-Body Problems Amenable to Exact Treatments: (Solvable And/or Integrable And/or Linearizable...) in One-, Two- And Three-Dimensional sp (reference)

  • Classification of Amenable Subfactors and Related Topics (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Historic Usage: Amenable

AuthorDateQuotation

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Amenable

TitleAuthorQuote

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

The child could not be made amenable to rules.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Amenable

SubjectTopicQuote

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Amenable

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%32515,961

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Amenable

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.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Amenable

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  amenable

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Modern Translations: Amenable

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

   

Portuguese

  

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)

   

Romanian

  

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)

   

Russian 

  

поддающийся (accessible, capable). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

popusljiv, pokoran (conformable, humble, malleable, manageable, meek, obedient, servile, submissive, subservient, tractable), odgovoran (accountable, answerable, liable, responsible), nadležan (competent). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

dócil (biddable, compliant, docile, gentle, manageable, meek, mild, obedient, pliable, pliant, tame, tractable, yielding). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

foglig (accomodating, complaisant, compliant, docile, ductile, flexible, tractable, yielding). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

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)

   

Ukranian 

  

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)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vâng theo dễ bảo, phục tùng, chịu trách nhiệm; phải chịu, biết nghe theo, đáng chịu tuân theo. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

atebol (accountable, answerable, responsible), hydrin (docile, tractable), cyfrifol (accountable, answerable, of repute, responsible). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Amenable

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

minare. (various references)

Middle French1400-1600

amener. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Amenable

Derivations

Words ending with "amenable": unamenable. (additional references)


Misspellings

"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).

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Rhyming with "Amenable"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "amenable" (pronounced ume"nubul or umē"nubul)
6-e" n u b u ltenable, untenable.
5-n u b u labominable, 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 lacceptable, 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 lable, 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 labominable, 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 lacceptable, 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 lable, 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.

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Anagrams: Amenable

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.

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Alternative Orthography: Amenable


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6D 65 6E 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    --    .    -.    .-    -...    .-..    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101101 01100101 01101110 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

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)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3579718067687871

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INDEX

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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