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Devoid of work. / Having no work to do; unemployed. / (obsolete) Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact.

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workless

Source Word

workless

Adjective

not-comparable obsolete

Japanese Meaning

仕事がない、無職 / 従事すべき仕事が存在しない状態、または職に就いていない / （古語）実際に行われていない、現実に例示されていない

After the factory closed, several townspeople found themselves workless and had to rely on community support.

工場が閉鎖された後、数人の町民は仕事のない状況に置かれ、地域の支援に頼らざるを得なかった。

Sense（1）

Devoid of work.

In the future, will machines end the need for employment and lead to a workless society?

Sense（2）

Having no work to do; unemployed.

The number of workless swelled to terrible dimensions

Sense（3）

(obsolete) Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact.