occupationlessadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒkjᵿˈpeɪʃnləs/, U.S.

/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: occupation n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < occupation n. + -less suffix.

Characterized by absence of occupation; having no occupation; unoccupied, idle.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed

servicelessc1450

unlabouredc1450

masterless1471

unwrought1550

unplaced1558

labourless1576

flag-fallen1609

unlabouring1619

disemployed1651

hireless1651

unengaged1654

unemployed1667

unworking1696

untoiling1748

workless1758

occupationless1822

placeless1828

out of work1833

non-working1841

unhired1852

jobless1862

out of (or in) collar1862

non-employed1876

spare1919

on the beach1923

in dry dock1927

off-the-job1950

on (also upon) the street(s)1980

unwaged1981

1822 H. Smith Let. in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) III. 293 The voyage..must be a monotonous, objectless, occupationless, idealess nuisance.

1890 Temple Bar Nov. 314 To sit occupationless, vaguely waiting.

1915 Amer. Econ. Rev. 5 125 He also points out that the larger proportion of occupationless wives and children constituting this Jewish migration makes it all the more difficult for the male bread-winner to avoid economic stress here.

1991 Oxf. Econ. Papers 43 319 (heading) Occupationless health.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	occupationless
释义	occupationlessadj. Brit. /ˌɒkjᵿˈpeɪʃnləs/, U.S. /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: occupation n., -less suffix. Etymology: < occupation n. + -less suffix. Characterized by absence of occupation; having no occupation; unoccupied, idle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed servicelessc1450 unlabouredc1450 masterless1471 unwrought1550 unplaced1558 labourless1576 flag-fallen1609 unlabouring1619 disemployed1651 hireless1651 unengaged1654 unemployed1667 unworking1696 untoiling1748 workless1758 occupationless1822 placeless1828 out of work1833 non-working1841 unhired1852 jobless1862 out of (or in) collar1862 non-employed1876 spare1919 on the beach1923 in dry dock1927 off-the-job1950 on (also upon) the street(s)1980 unwaged1981 1822 H. Smith Let. in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) III. 293 The voyage..must be a monotonous, objectless, occupationless, idealess nuisance. 1890 Temple Bar Nov. 314 To sit occupationless, vaguely waiting. 1915 Amer. Econ. Rev. 5 125 He also points out that the larger proportion of occupationless wives and children constituting this Jewish migration makes it all the more difficult for the male bread-winner to avoid economic stress here. 1991 Oxf. Econ. Papers 43 319 (heading) Occupationless health. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1822
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