responsibility (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the word *responsibility*:
NOUN	act	responsibility, duty, obligation	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
	state	responsibility, province	the proper sphere or extent of your activities
	attribute	responsibility, responsibleness	a form of trustworthiness

responsibility > pronunciation
Sounds	riyspaa.nsahbih'lahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *responsibility*: 3 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.
Example	"every right implies a responsibility
Synonyms	duty, obligation
Narrower	burden of proof	The duty of proving a disputed charge
	civic duty, civic responsibility	The responsibilities of a citizen
	filial duty	duty of a child to its parents
	guardianship, keeping, safekeeping	The responsibility of a guardian or keeper
	imperative	Some duty that is essential and urgent
	incumbency	A duty that is incumbent upon you
	job	The responsibility to do something
	legal duty	Acts which the law requires be done or forborne
	line of duty	All that is normally required in some area of responsibility
	moral obligation	An obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong
	noblesse oblige	The obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically)
	prerequisite, requirement	Something that is required in advance
	requirement, demand	required activity
	white man's burden	The supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects
Broader	social control	Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Spanish	compromiso, deber, obligación, responsabilidad
Catalan	deure, obligació, responsabilitat

English > *responsibility*: 3 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	The proper sphere or extent of your activities.
Synonym	province
Narrower	ecclesiastical province	The district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order
Broader	sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena	A particular environment or walk of life
Spanish	atribución, competencia, función, incumbencia, jurisdicción, poder, provincia
Catalan	atribució, competència, funció, jurisdicció, responsabilitat

English > *responsibility*: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	A form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.
Example	"he holds a position of great responsibility"
Synonym	responsibleness
Attributes	irresponsible	showing lack of care for consequences
Attributes	responsible	worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust
Part of	character, fiber, fibre	The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
Narrower	accountability, answerability, answerableness	responsibility to someone or for some activity
	dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness	The quality of being dependable / dependable or reliable / reliable
	fault	responsibility for a bad situation or event
Broader	trustworthiness, trustiness	The trait of deserving trust and confidence
Opposite	irresponsibility, irresponsibleness	A form of untrustworthiness
Spanish	responsabilidad
Catalan	responsabilitat
Adjectives	responsible	worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust

HyperDic: responsibility