responsibility

== English == === Etymology === From responsible +‎ -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, enPR: rĭ-spŏn'sə-bĭlʹĭ-tē (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] (Australian) IPA(key): /ɹɪˌspɔn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɔn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɹəˌspɒn.səˈbəl.ə.ti/, [ɹəˌspɔ̟n.səˈbəl.ə.ɾi] === Noun === responsibility (countable and uncountable, plural responsibilities) The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from 18th c.] The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular. Synonym: guilt A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable. Synonym: place The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision. ==== Synonyms ==== responsibleness (may be considered nonstandard) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== see respond ==== Translations ==== === See also === accountability === References === “responsibility”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. responsibility in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “responsibility”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “responsibility”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Responsibility”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 1 (Q–R), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 542, column 2. Feltus, C.; Petit, M. (2009). "Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009. Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment