adj
Meaning 1
Able to be employed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
employable
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɛmˈplɔɪəbəl/
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CMU ARPABET: EH0 M P L OY1 AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person who is fit for employment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: unemployable
noun
Meaning 4
a person who is qualified and ready to work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English employ Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English employable From employ + -able.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: employable — able to be employed
- German: erwerbsfähig — able to be employed
- German: arbeitsfähig — able to be employed
- Irish: infhostaithe — able to be employed
- Italian: assumibile — able to be employed
- Manx: yn-ymmydey — able to be employed
- Manx: yn-failley — able to be employed
- Portuguese: empregável — able to be employed
- Swedish: anställningsbar — able to be employed
- German: Erwerbsfähiger — person who is fit for employment
- German: Erwerbsfähige — person who is fit for employment