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Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə-

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Définition of amenability

Origin :
  • 1761; see amenable + -ity.
  • noun complaisance
Example sentences :
  • The chimpanzee differs from the gorilla in his amenability to civilisation.
  • Extract from : « Natural History in Anecdote » by Various
  • Slowly Tom rose and went, prodded into amenability by the muzzle of a rifle in the small of his back.
  • Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
  • The great issue was the amenability of the clergy to the civil tribunals.
  • Extract from : « The South American Republics, Part II (of 2) » by Thomas C. Dawson
  • Because of his amenability the Alimentive can marry almost any type and be happy.
  • Extract from : « How to Analyze People on Sight » by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
  • Sulkiness at being thus thwarted replaced her earlier attempt at amenability.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Junior » by Pauline Lester
  • Until the clansmen had opened and aired the festering sores of their grievances there lay in them no hope of amenability.
  • Extract from : « The Tempering » by Charles Neville Buck

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