Amendable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Subject to modification or enhancement in terms of content or quality
2. Able to undergo changes or refinements based on requirements or feedback
3. Susceptible to alterations or adjustments to improve or correct something

Etymology: "Amendable" is simply "amend" with the suffix "-able" attached, meaning "capable of being amended." The base word "amend" came into English from Old French "amender," which in turn descends from Latin "emendare," meaning "to free from fault," built from "e-" (out of) and "menda" (fault). That Latin sense of correcting a flaw is still visible in the modern meaning of improving or changing a text, law, or plan. The suffix took a long route. The "-able" ending traces back through Latin "-bilis" and "-abilis," which denoted capacity or fitness, to Proto-Italic and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root. It reached English through Old French "-able," and Middle English took it up as a productive ending that could be attached to many verbs, so "amendable" was formed on that pattern in English.

Synonyms: modifiable, adaptable, alterable, changeable, adjustable

Antonyms: immutable, inflexible, unchangeable, rigid, fixed