jobless

/'dʤɔblis/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Without employment; not having a job: Describes a person who is able and willing to work but is not currently employed.
   • Characterized by a lack of jobs: Describes a situation, period, or condition where employment is scarce.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The factory closure left hundreds of workers jobless.
  • He has been jobless for six months and is actively searching for work.
  • During the recession, the jobless rate soared to 10%.

Advanced Usage

• "The jobless" (plural noun): Used with a definite article to refer collectively to unemployed people as a group.
  • The new policy aims to provide training for the jobless.

Variants and Related Words

• Joblessness (noun): The state or condition of being without a job; unemployment.
  • Prolonged joblessness can have severe economic and psychological effects.

Synonyms

• Unemployed: Without a paid job but available to work.
• Out of work: Not currently employed; a more informal synonym.
• Idle: Not active or in use; can imply a lack of employment.

Antonyms

• Employed: Having a paid job.
• Working: Engaged in a job or occupation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having a job
   • idle carpenters
   • jobless transients
   • many people in the area were out of work

Từ đồng nghĩa

• idle
• out of work