answerableness

ˈæn.sər.ə.bəl.nəs

Definition

Definition of answerableness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

accountability

Rare

state of being accountable for actions

Rare

The manager's answerableness was questioned after the project failed.

accountability

liability

responsibility

responsiveness

Rare

state of being able to respond or reply

Rare

The answerableness of the system was tested during the drill.

accountability

answerability

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Origin of answerableness

Old English, andswaru (response)

Examples of answerableness in a sentence

The board demanded answerableness from all department heads.
The answerableness of the chatbot impressed the users.
They evaluated the answerableness of the new customer service system.

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French:responsabilité, réactivité, ...
German:Verantwortlichkeit, Antwortfähigkeit, ...
Italian:responsabilità, reattività, ...
Spanish:responsabilidad, responsividad, ...
Portuguese:responsabilidade, responsividade, ...
Chinese:责任心, 响应能力, ...
Japanese:責任, 応答性, ...
Arabic:مَسْؤُولِيَّة, قابِلِيَّة الاسْتِجَابَة, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲמַד אַחְרָאִי, תְּגוּבָתִיּוּת, ...
Russian:ответственность, отзывчивость, ...
Ukrainian:відповідальність, здатність відповідати, ...
Hindi:जवाबदेही, ...
Bengali:দায়িত্বশীলতা, উত্তরদানের ক্ষমতা, ...
Catalan:responsabilitat, responsivitat, ...
Czech:odpovědnost, odezva, ...
Danish:ansvarlighed, svarbarhed, ...
Dutch:verantwoordelijkheid, antwoordbaarheid, ...
Greek:υπευθυνότητα, απαντητικότητα, ...
Hungarian:elszámoltathatóság, reagálókészség, ...
Khmer:គណនេយ្យភាព, ភាពអាចឆ្លើយតបបាន, ...
Korean:책임성, 응답성, ...
Persian:پاسخگویی, توانایی پاسخ, ...
Polish:odpowiedzialność, reaktywność, ...
Portuguese (BR):responsabilidade, responsividade, ...
Romanian:responsabilitate, capacitatea de a răspunde, ...
Swedish:ansvarighet, svarsförmåga, ...
Thai:ความรับผิดชอบ, การตอบสนอง, ...
Turkish:sorumluluk, cevap verebilirlik, ...
Vietnamese:trách nhiệm, khả năng đáp ứng, ...

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