ac|count´a|ble|ness — ac|count|a|ble «uh KOWN tuh buhl», adjective. 1. liable to be called to account; responsible; answerable: »Each person is accountable for his own work. 2. explainable: »His bad temper is easily accountable; he has had a toothache all day.… … Useful english dictionary
ac|count|a|ble — «uh KOWN tuh buhl», adjective. 1. liable to be called to account; responsible; answerable: »Each person is accountable for his own work. 2. explainable: »His bad temper is easily accountable; he has had a toothache all day. SYNONYM(S): explicable … Useful english dictionary
un|ac|count|a|ble — «UHN uh KOWN tuh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be accounted for or explained; inexplicable: »He had an unaccountable foreboding that all was not right (Frederick Marryat). SYNONYM(S): incomprehensible. 2. that cannot be held to account; not… … Useful english dictionary
in|nu´mer|a|ble|ness — in|nu|mer|a|ble «ih NOO muhr uh buhl, NYOO », adjective. too many to count; very many; countless: »innumerable stars, innumerable troubles. SYNONYM(S): numberless, myriad. See syn. under many. (Cf. ↑many) –in|nu´mer|a|ble|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ac|count´a|bly — ac|count|a|ble «uh KOWN tuh buhl», adjective. 1. liable to be called to account; responsible; answerable: »Each person is accountable for his own work. 2. explainable: »His bad temper is easily accountable; he has had a toothache all day.… … Useful english dictionary
Accountable ness — Ac*count a*ble ness, n. The quality or state of being accountable; accountability. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in|nu|mer|a|ble — «ih NOO muhr uh buhl, NYOO », adjective. too many to count; very many; countless: »innumerable stars, innumerable troubles. SYNONYM(S): numberless, myriad. See syn. under many. (Cf. ↑many) –in|nu´mer|a|ble|ness, noun. –in|nu´mer|a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
countable — count•a•ble [[t]ˈkaʊn tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) able to be counted 2) math. Math. a) (of a set) having a finite number of elements b) (of a set) having elements that form a one to one correspondence with the natural numbers; denumerable; enumerable •… … From formal English to slang
Unaccountable — Un ac*count a*ble, a. 1. Not accountable or responsible; free from control. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious. [1913 Webster] {Un ac*count a*ble*ness}], n. {Un… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English