different between accountable vs irresponsable

English

Etymology

• First attested around 1400.
• account +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ka?nt?bl?/

Adjective

accountable (comparative more accountable, superlative most accountable)

1. Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
2. Obliged to keep accurate records (of property or funds).
3. Liable to be called on to render an account.
4. (rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.

Synonyms

• amenable, responsible, liable, answerable

Translations

See also

• hold to account

References

• accountable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• accountable at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

ir- +? responsable

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /i.r?s.pon?sa.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /i.r?s.pun?sa.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /i.res.pon?sa.ble/

Adjective

irresponsable (masculine and feminine plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

Antonyms

• responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilitat

French

Etymology

ir- +? responsable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.??s.p??.sabl/

Adjective

irresponsable (plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

Antonyms

• responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilité

Further reading

• “irresponsable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• irresponsábel

Etymology

ir- +? responsable

Adjective

irresponsable m or f (plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

Antonyms

• responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilidade

Spanish

Etymology

ir- +? responsable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /irespon?sable/, [i.res.põn?sa.??le]

Adjective

irresponsable (plural irresponsables)

1. irresponsible

   Antonym: responsable

Derived terms

• irresponsabilidad

Further reading

• “irresponsable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.