jobless.
Lacking employment.
Meaning & usage
Lacking employment.
a jobless man
The government announced a new initiative to help the jobless.
Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do.
― I’m showing him our texts with her, the liar. ― Bro, that is so jobless!
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English job Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English jobless From job + -less.
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