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responsibleness


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  Able  to  respond  or  answer  for  one's  conduct  and 
  obligations;  trustworthy,  financially  or  otherwise;  as  to 
  have  a  responsible  man  for  surety. 
 
  3.  Involving  responsibility;  involving  a  degree  of 
  accountability  on  the  part  of  the  person  concerned;  as  a 
  responsible  office. 
 
  Syn:  Accountable;  answerable;  amenable.  -- 
  {Re*spon"si*ble*ness},  n.  --  {Re*spon"si*bly},  adv 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  responsibleness 
  n  :  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:  {responsibility}]  [ant:  {irresponsibility}, 
  {irresponsibility}] 




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