employable

employable

employable [ ɑ̃plwajabl ] adj.
• XVIe; de employer
♦ Rare Qu'on peut employer. ⇒ utilisable. ⊗ CONTR. Inemployable, inutilisable.

● employable adjectif Que l'on peut employer ; utilisable. ● employable (synonymes) adjectif Que l'on peut employer ; utilisable.
Synonymes :
Contraires :

⇒EMPLOYABLE, adj.
Qui peut être employé.
A.— [En parlant d'une chose] Une huile de mauvaise qualité, uniquement employable comme combustible (CHARTROU, Pétroles natur. et artif., 1931, p. 90).
B.— [En parlant d'une pers.] Que penseriez-vous d'une reluisante annonce dans les journaux :« Jeune homme de grand avenir, employable à n'importe quoi. » (GIDE, Faux-monn., 1925, p. 1215).
Prononc. :[]. Étymol. et Hist. Fin XVIe s. (P. BELOY, Orig. de la Chev., p. 38 ds LA CURNE). Dér. du rad. de employer; suff. -able. Fréq. abs. littér. :2.

employable [ɑ̃plwajabl] adj.
ÉTYM. XVIe; de employer.
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♦ Qu'on peut employer. || Matériaux, instruments employables. ⇒ Utilisable.
♦ (Avec un nom de personne). Qu'on peut employer (à qqch.). || Il n'est employable à rien.
0 Que penseriez-vous d'une reluisante annonce dans les journaux : « Jeune homme de grand avenir, employable à n'importe quoi ».
Gide, les Faux-monnayeurs, III, XIV.
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CONTR. Inemployable.
DÉR. V. Employabilité.

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