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    workless
    /ˈwəːkləs/

    adjective

    • 1. having no paid work; unemployed: "workless households reliant on welfare"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › worklessWorkless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. work· less ˈwərk-ləs. : being without work : unemployed. worklessness noun. Word History. First Known Use. 1758, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of workless was in 1758. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near workless. work lead. workless. work like a charm. See More Nearby Entries.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › worklessWORKLESS - 21 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    workless. adjective. These are words and phrases related to workless. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. UNEMPLOYED. Synonyms. unemployed. jobless. laid-off. out of work. idle. at leisure. at liberty. unoccupied. fired. discharged. dismissed. axed. Slang. sacked. Slang. booted-out. Slang. canned. Slang. bounced. Slang.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › worklessWorkless - definition of workless by The Free Dictionary

    Define workless. workless synonyms, workless pronunciation, workless translation, English dictionary definition of workless. adjective Out of work: jobless, unemployed. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  5. www.thesaurus.com › browse › workless41 Synonyms & Antonyms for WORKLESS | Thesaurus.com

    View definitions for workless. workless. adjective as in jobless. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Weak matches. between jobs. collecting unemployment benefits. laid-off. on the dole. out of a job. out of work. without employment. without gainful employment. adjective as in unemployed. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. idle.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusworkless - Cambridge English Thesaurus with synonyms and examples

    workless - Cambridge English Thesaurus with synonyms and examples. Synonyms and antonyms of workless in English. workless. adjective. These are words and phrases related to workless. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. UNEMPLOYED. Synonyms. unemployed. jobless. laid-off. out of work. idle. at leisure. at liberty. unoccupied.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › worklessworkless - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · workless (not comparable) Devoid of work . In the future, will machines end the need for employment and lead to a workless society? Having no work to do; unemployed . ( obsolete) Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact.

  8. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › worklessworkless - definition of workless in English from the Oxford...

    having no paid work; unemployed:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.