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responsibility |
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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