amenability

noun

Definition of amenabilitynext
1
as in friendliness
a desire or disposition to please our circle of friends tends to take advantage of Will's amenability, usually not even bothering to ask him what he wants to do

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2
as in willingness
cheerful readiness to do something our cat Figaro hasn't shown much amenability to going outside now that the weather's cold

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  1. friendliness
  2. willingness
  3. pleasantness
  4. complaisance
  5. amiability
  6. submissiveness
Noun
  • In an act of something like willful, somewhat disturbing friendliness, or a desire not to have to deal with Leo the next time he’s locked out, Clive makes a copy of Leo’s key and installs a lock box by his door.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, continued to caution against overt friendliness.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of friendliness
Noun
  • Bain’s message is that incumbents with proprietary data, customer relationships and a willingness to redesign workflows could be well positioned to capture value.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whether this works will depend on its agility and willingness of brands to adapt to a market that’s completely changed in the past decade.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of willingness
Noun
  • The balance between efficiency and pleasantness in doing business seems extremely hard to achieve.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • And by relying on participants’ subjective ratings of hunger and pleasantness, the study can only infer what might be happening psychologically or biologically, Fredericson added.
    — Cathy Nelson, Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of pleasantness
Noun
  • The steadfast pushback against the administration might appear on the surface to be an encouraging trend, given the complaisance of the Republican majorities in Congress and weak-kneed capitulation to Trump by leaders of institutions such as universities and major corporations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.
    — Lesley M.M. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
Definition of complaisance
Noun
  • Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All of this is to say, the man is a good sport, and his work in The Fall Guy as stuntman Colt Seavers reflects that amiability.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of amiability
Noun
  • Attraction is a function of parentage and looks and submissiveness.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • But for Coles, his indoctrination to law enforcement has been a different level of submissiveness.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of submissiveness
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“Amenability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amenability. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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