Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unemployable

/ənɪmplˈɔɪəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
un-em-ploy-able
IPA
/ənɪmplˈɔɪəbəl/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not employable.

noun

A person who is not suited to employment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English employ Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English employable English unemployable From un- + employable.

Inflected Forms

more unemployable (comparative) most unemployable (superlative) unemployables (plural)

Derived Forms

unemployability unemployableness unemployably

Rhymes With

enjoyable deployable employable

Questions

How do you pronounce unemployable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənɪmplˈɔɪəbəl/.
What does unemployable mean?
Not employable.
Where does unemployable come from?
Etymology tree English un- English employ Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English employable English unemployable From un- + employable.

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