unemployed
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɪd
Adjective
unemployed (not comparable)
- Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
- Having no use, not doing work
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:unemployed
Antonyms
- See also Thesaurus:unemployed
Related terms
Translations
having no job
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Noun
unemployed pl (plural only)
- Unemployed people.
- The unemployed are a growing portion of the population.
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
Translations
the unemployed as a group
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