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idle vs unemployed

unemployed vs idle

idle and unemployed both are nouns.

idle and unemployed both are adjectives.

idle is a verb but unemployed is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idle Yes Yes Yes No
unemployed Yes Yes No No
idle (noun) unemployed (noun)
the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)
idle (adjective) unemployed (adjective)
not in action or at work not engaged in a gainful occupation
silly or trivial
not in active use
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
not having a job
not yielding a return
without a basis in reason or fact
idle (verb) unemployed (verb)
run disconnected or idle
be idle; exist in a changeless situation
Difference between idle and unemployed

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