UNEMPLOYED

unemployed

(adjective) not engaged in a gainful occupation; “unemployed workers marched on the capital”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

unemployed (not comparable)

Having no job despite being able and willing to work.

Having no use, not doing work

Synonyms

• See also unemployed

Antonyms

• See also unemployed

Noun

unemployed pl (plural only)

Unemployed people.

Usage notes

• This is not a true noun. It is an example of a "fused-head" construction in which an adjective (or possessive or determiner) is assumed to have fused with an omitted noun which is grammatically required.

Synonyms

• jobless

Source: Wiktionary

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Un`em*ployed", a.

1. Nor employed in manual or other labor; having no regular work.

2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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