responsibility vs answerability

answerability vs responsibility

responsibility and answerability both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
responsibility	Yes	No	No	No
answerability	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, answerability is a hyponym of responsibility; that is, answerability is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than responsibility:

responsibility: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
answerability: responsibility to someone or for some activity

Other hyponyms of responsibility include fault, accountability, answerableness, dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness.

responsibility (noun)	answerability (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force	responsibility to someone or for some activity
a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct
the proper sphere or extent of your activities

Difference between responsibility and answerability

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