different between idleness vs unemployment

English

Etymology

From Middle English idelnesse, from Old English ?delnes, equivalent to idle +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?dl?n?s/
• Hyphenation: idle?ness

Noun

idleness (countable and uncountable, plural idlenesses)

1. The state of being idle; inactivity.
2. The state of being indolent; indolence.
3. Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality.

Related terms

• idledom
• idlehood
• idleship

Translations

Anagrams

• linseeds

English

Etymology

un- +? employment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n.?m?pl??.m?nt/

Noun

unemployment (countable and uncountable, plural unemployments)

1. The state of having no job; joblessness.

   Unemployment made Jack depressed.

2. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

   Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.

3. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.

   Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.

4. (countable) A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

   All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.

5. (countable) An instance or period of joblessness.

   Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use.

Synonyms

• joblessness, worklessness, unwork

Antonyms

• employment

Derived terms

Related terms

• unemployed

Translations

Further reading

• "unemployment" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 325.