accountable C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #12934 Meanings 1 adj Responsible for your actions and expected to explain or justify them. Managers must be accountable for the decisions they make. 2 adj Able to be explained or understood. The strange noise was finally accountable once we found the loose pipe. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · responsible for your... answerableresponsible 2 adj · able to be explained or... explicableexplainable More amenableliable Word family Derived forms accountabilityaccountablenessaccountablynonaccountableunaccountable Appears in Phrases (1) See all fully accountable Completely responsible for explaining and answering for one's actions. Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From account + -able. First attested around 1400. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # accountable **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 12934 ## Meanings 1. Responsible for your actions and expected to explain or justify them. 2. Able to be explained or understood. ## Examples - Managers must be accountable for the decisions they make. - The strange noise was finally accountable once we found the loose pipe. ## Synonyms - amenable - answerable - liable - responsible ## Derived Forms - accountability - accountableness - accountably - nonaccountable - unaccountable ## Etymology From account + -able. First attested around 1400. ## AI Etymology Accountable is from account + -able. First attested around 1400. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include responsible for your actions and expected to explain or justify them and able to be explained or understood. The wider family includes derived forms such as accountability, accountableness, accountably, nonaccountable, and unaccountable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown