"unskilled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unskilled [comparative], most unskilled [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪld Etymology: From un- + skilled. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|skilled}} un- + skilled Head templates: {{en-adj}} unskilled (comparative more unskilled, superlative most unskilled)
  1. Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training. Translations (of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training): ἄτεχνος (átekhnos) (Ancient Greek), বেওয়াকেফ (beōẇakeph) (Bengali), неквалифициран (nekvalificiran) (Bulgarian), mallerta (Esperanto), ammattitaidoton (Finnish), ανειδίκευτος (aneidíkeftos) (Greek), szakképzetlen (Hungarian), segéd- (Hungarian), imperito (Italian), inesperto (Italian), incompetente (Italian), impreparato (Italian), sprovveduto (Italian), iners (Latin), ninipa (Maori), asiwa (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-unskilled-en-adj-2FTrFC87 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un-, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 35 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 44 12 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 45 20 35 Disambiguation of 'of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training': 62 23 15
  2. Of a job: not requiring skill or training.
    Sense id: en-unskilled-en-adj-4nwCjBc- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un-, Terms with Bengali translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 35 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 44 12 44
  3. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.
    Sense id: en-unskilled-en-adj-hSMpkSFu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 21 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 35 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 21 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 28 30 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 44 12 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 17 19 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unskilful, unskillful, skill, inexperienced, unskilled person
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training",
      "word": "asiwa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unskilled"
}

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