Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Lacking employment.

    a jobless man

    The government announced a new initiative to help the jobless.

  2. (not comparable, slang)Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do.

    ― I’m showing him our texts with her, the liar. ― Bro, that is so jobless!

More definitions
  • not having a job

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Three weeks ago, I was jobless.

    deVor drei Wochen war ich arbeitslos.

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  2. Are you all jobless?

    ruВы все безработные?

    deSeid ihr alle arbeitslos?

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  3. Have you ever been jobless?

    deWarst du schon einmal arbeitslos?

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  4. Algeria has a lot of graduate jobless people.

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  5. The number of jobless is at an all time high.

    deDie Anzahl der Arbeitslosen ist auf einem Allzeithoch.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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