amenability
pronunciation
How to pronounce amenability in British English:
UK [əmi:nə'bɪlɪtɪ]
How to pronounce amenability in American English:
US [əminə'bɪlɪtɪ]
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- Noun:
- the trait of being cooperative
Word Origin
- amenability (n.)
- 1761; see amenable + -ity.
Example
- 1. The chinese augustinian teach , speaking the amenability filial piety .
- 2. The decisive factor in the amenability of the american constitution to routine judicial implementation was marshall 's single-minded purposive skill , one that , when fully understood , gives new meaning to the " statesmanlike deviousness " attributed to him by alexander bickel .