adj
Meaning 1
Not employable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unemployable
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who is not suited to employment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not acceptable for employment as a worker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his illiteracy made him unemployable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: employable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English employ Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr 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 English unemployable From un- + employable.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: nicht erwerbsfähig — not employable
- Hungarian: alkalmazhatatlan — not employable
- Swedish: oanställningsbar — not employable
- German: nicht erwerbsfähige Person — person not suited to employment