How to pronounce “amenable”
Say “amenable” in 4 beats
amenable
/əˈmɛnəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐmiːnəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- amə
- enmɛstress
- abnə
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /əˈmɛnəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐmiːnəbəl/
- Also accepted
- /əˈminəbəl/
- Respelling
- uh-ME-nuh-buhl
- Syllables
- 4 — am-EN-ab-le
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: am-EN-ab-le. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/əˈmɛnəbəl/
/ɐmiːnəbəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “amenable” means
- adjective
disposed or willing to comply
“someone amenable to persuasion”
- adjective
readily reacting to suggestions and influences
“a responsive student”
- adjective
open to being acted upon in a certain way
“an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death”
Say it in a sentence
“The landlord was amenable to painting the kitchen before we moved in.”“amenable”, answered
How do you pronounce “amenable”?
“amenable” is pronounced /əˈmɛnəbəl/ (uh-ME-nuh-buhl) in American English and /ɐmiːnəbəl/ in British English, and /əˈminəbəl/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as am-EN-ab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “amenable” have?
4: am · en · ab · le. The beat lands on the second, “en”.
Is “amenable” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈmɛnəbəl/ (uh-ME-nuh-buhl); British English says /ɐmiːnəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “amenable” mean?
As an adjective: disposed or willing to comply For example: “someone amenable to persuasion” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “amenable”?
Stress the second syllable: am-EN-ab-le. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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