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employable

UK/ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/

employable adjective: able to be employed.

Adjective

employable (comparative more employable, superlative most employable)

  1. (especially) Able to be employed.
    • ‘We can give you the skills you’re missing to make you highly employable,’ Julian smiled.2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 166

Noun

employable (plural employables)

  1. A person who is fit for employment.

employable meaning in Tamil

employable in Tamil

வேலையில் ஈடுபடுத்தத்தக்க, பயன்படுத்தத்தக்க

Antonyms of employable

Forms of employable

Adjective
comparativemore employable
superlativemost employable
Noun
pluralemployables

Origin of employable

From employ + -able.

Words formed from employable

Questions about employable

What does employable mean?
Employable means able to be employed.
What is employable in Tamil?
Employable in Tamil is வேலையில் ஈடுபடுத்தத்தக்க, பயன்படுத்தத்தக்க. See Employable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is employable?
Employable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce employable?
Employable is pronounced /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/ (UK).

Words near employable in the dictionary

  1. employ
  2. employ a steam engine to crack a nut
  3. employ'd
  4. employabilities
  5. employability
  6. employable
  7. employables
  8. employe
  9. employed
  10. employed a steam engine to crack a nut
  11. employee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: employable (page history and authors); employable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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