irresponsibleness

  • 11irresponsible — /ɪrəˈspɒnsəbəl / (say iruh sponsuhbuhl) adjective 1. not responsible; not answerable or accountable: an irresponsible ruler. 2. not capable of responsibility; done without a sense of responsibility: mentally irresponsible. –noun 3. an… …

  • 12irresponsible — [ir΄i spän′sə bəl] adj. not responsible; specif., a) not liable to be called to account for actions b) lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable, shiftless, etc. c) said or done as by an irresponsible person n. an irresponsible person… …

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  • 13arbitrariness — noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory • Syn: ↑flightiness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑whimsey, ↑capriciousness • Derivationally… …

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  • 14capriciousness — noun 1. the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • Syn: ↑unpredictability • Derivationally related forms: ↑capricious • Hypernyms: ↑inconstancy, ↑changefulness 2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from …

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  • 15carefreeness — noun 1. the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you • Syn: ↑insouciance, ↑lightheartedness, ↑lightsomeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lightsome (for: ↑lightsomeness), ↑ …

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  • 16flightiness — noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory • Syn: ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑whimsey, ↑capriciousness • Derivationally …

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  • 17responsibleness — noun a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one s conduct he holds a position of great responsibility • Syn: ↑responsibility • Ant: ↑irresponsibleness, ↑irresponsibility (for: ↑ …

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  • 18undependability — noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable • Syn: ↑undependableness, ↑unreliability, ↑unreliableness • Ant: ↑reliableness (for: ↑unreliableness), ↑reliability …

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  • 19undependableness — noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable • Syn: ↑undependability, ↑unreliability, ↑unreliableness • Ant: ↑reliableness (for: ↑unreliableness), ↑reliability …

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  • 20unreliability — noun the trait of not being dependable or reliable • Syn: ↑undependability, ↑undependableness, ↑unreliableness • Ant: ↑reliableness (for: ↑unreliableness), ↑reliability, ↑ …

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