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responsibleness (encz) | responsibleness, |
Responsibleness (gcide) | Responsible \Re*spon"si*ble\ (r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.
responsable. See Respond.]
1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer;
accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is
responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.
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2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and
obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to
have a responsible man for surety.
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3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of
accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a
responsible office.
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Syn: Accountable; answerable; amenable.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. --
Re*spon"si*bly, adv.
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responsibleness (wn) | responsibleness
n 1: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to
someone for something or being responsible for one's
conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"
[syn: responsibility, responsibleness] [ant:
irresponsibility, irresponsibleness] |
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irresponsibleness (encz) | irresponsibleness, n: |
irresponsibleness (gcide) | irresponsibleness \irresponsibleness\ n.
the habitual failure to behave in a responsible manner;
irresponsibility.
Syn: irresponsibility.
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Responsibleness (gcide) | Responsible \Re*spon"si*ble\ (r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.
responsable. See Respond.]
1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer;
accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is
responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.
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2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and
obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to
have a responsible man for surety.
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3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of
accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a
responsible office.
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Syn: Accountable; answerable; amenable.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*spon"si*ble*ness, n. --
Re*spon"si*bly, adv.
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Unresponsibleness (gcide) | Unresponsible \Un`re*spon"si*ble\, a.
Irresponsible. --Fuller. -- Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness, n.
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irresponsibleness (wn) | irresponsibleness
n 1: a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense
of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your
actions [syn: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness]
[ant: responsibility, responsibleness] |
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