employability

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/ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/

noun

The state or quality of being employable.

Less commonScrabble 25

Meanings

nounemployability (usually uncountable, plural employabilities)

plural employabilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being employable.
  2. countableusuallyThe product or result of being employable.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 就業能力 /就业能力, 可僱傭性 /可雇佣性
  • 就業能力 /就业能力 (jiùyè nénglì)state of being employable
  • 可僱傭性 /可雇佣性 (kěgùyōngxìng)state of being employable
Dutch inzetbaarheid
  • inzetbaarheidstate of being employable
Finnish työmarkkinakelpoisuus, työllistettävyys
  • työmarkkinakelpoisuusstate of being employable
  • työllistettävyysstate of being employable
French employabilité
  • employabilitéstate of being employable
German Erwerbsfähigkeit
  • Erwerbsfähigkeitstate of being employable
Greek απασχολησιμότητα
  • απασχολησιμότητα (apascholisimótita)state of being employable
Irish infhostaitheacht
  • infhostaitheachtstate of being employable
Italian assumibilità
  • assumibilitàstate of being employable
Portuguese empregabilidade
  • empregabilidadestate of being employable
Spanish empleabilidad
  • empleabilidadstate of being employable
Swedish anställningsbarhet
  • anställningsbarhetstate of being employable
Cite this entry
APA

employability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employability

MLA

“employability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “employability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employability.

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