amenability
/ə,mi:nə'biliti/ Cách viết khác : (amenableness) /ə'mi:nəblnis/
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being willing to cooperate, be guided, or accept advice or authority; the trait of being agreeable, responsive, or manageable.
Usage
"Amenability" describes a person's disposition or character. It is used to indicate a cooperative, compliant, or open-minded attitude. It is a formal term often used in professional, legal, or academic contexts. * The success of the mediation depended on the amenability of both parties to compromise. * Her amenability to new ideas made her an excellent team member. * The child's amenability to instruction impressed the teacher.
Advanced Usage
- "Amenability to": This is the most common construction, used to specify what a person is cooperative about or receptive to.
- The senator expressed his amenability to further discussions on the policy.
- Legal/Jurisdictional Context: In law, it can refer to the condition of being subject to a court's authority or jurisdiction.
- The court questioned its amenability to hear a case involving foreign diplomats.
Variants and Related Words
- Amenable (adjective): Willing to cooperate or be influenced; responsive.
- He was amenable to changing the schedule.
- Amenableness (noun): A less common synonym for "amenability."
Synonyms
- Cooperativeness
- Compliance
- Receptiveness
- Tractability
- Manageability
Antonyms
- Intractability
- Stubbornness
- Recalcitrance
- Defiance
- Obstinacy
Noun
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the trait of being cooperative
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