unemployed

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ employed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ Rhymes: -ɔɪd === Adjective === unemployed (not comparable) Having no job despite being able and willing to work. Synonyms: jobless, workless; see also Thesaurus:unemployed Antonyms: employed, working Having no use, not doing work Synonyms: disused, idle; see also Thesaurus:inactive, Thesaurus:obsolete Antonyms: employed, in use ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== unemployment ==== Translations ==== === Noun === unemployed pl (plural only) (with the) The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively. ==== Translations ====