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unskilled.

Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈskɪld/
  1. Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.

  2. Of a job: not requiring skill or training.

  3. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Germanic *skilją Old Norse skilbor. Middle English skill English skill Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English skilled English unskilled From un- + skilled.

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