Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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unemployed | Yes | Yes | No | No |
idle | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
unemployed (noun) | idle (noun) |
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people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) | the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling |
unemployed (adjective) | idle (adjective) |
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not engaged in a gainful occupation | not in action or at work |
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 |
unemployed (verb) | idle (verb) |
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run disconnected or idle | |
be idle; exist in a changeless situation |