responsibility vs answerableness

answerableness vs responsibility

responsibility and answerableness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, answerableness is a hyponym of responsibility; that is, answerableness 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
answerableness: responsibility to someone or for some activity

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

responsibility (noun)	answerableness (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 answerableness

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