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employability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being employable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The product or result of being employable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English employable Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English employability From employable + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 就業能力 /就业能力 (jiùyè nénglì) — state of being employable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可僱傭性 /可雇佣性 (kěgùyōngxìng) — state of being employable
  • Dutch: inzetbaarheid — state of being employable
  • Finnish: työmarkkinakelpoisuus — state of being employable
  • Finnish: työllistettävyys — state of being employable
  • French: employabilité — state of being employable
  • German: Erwerbsfähigkeit — state of being employable
  • Greek: απασχολησιμότητα (apascholisimótita) — state of being employable
  • Irish: infhostaitheacht — state of being employable
  • Italian: assumibilità — state of being employable
  • Portuguese: empregabilidade — state of being employable
  • Spanish: empleabilidad — state of being employable
  • Swedish: anställningsbarhet — state of being employable