3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Responsibility \Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.;
pl {-ties} (-t?z). [Cf. F. responsabilit['e].]
1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or
answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as
the resonsibilities of power.
3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
responsibility
n 1: the social force that binds you to your obligations and the
courses of action demanded by that force: "we must
instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right
implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an
obligation; every possession, a duty"- John
D.Rockefeller Jr [syn: {duty}, {obligation}]
2: the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his
province to take care of himself" [syn: {province}]
3: ability or necessity to answer for or be responsible for
one's conduct; "he holds a position of great
responsibility"; "young children on a farm are often given
responsibilities" [syn: {responsibleness}] [ant: {irresponsibility},
{irresponsibility}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
RESPONSIBILITY, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the
shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days
of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
Alas, things ain't what we should see
If Eve had let that apple be
And many a feller which had ought
To set with monarchses of thought,
Or play some rosy little game
With battle-chaps on fields of fame,
Is downed by his unlucky star
And hollers: "Peanuts! -- here you are!"
"The Sturdy Beggar"
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