homeless

adjective

home·​less ˈhōm-ləs How to pronounce homeless (audio)
: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessness noun

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The claims wrongly conflated FEMA’s disaster relief fund with a different program meant to help homeless people, USA TODAY reported. Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Injuries were mentioned as a cause of death in about 18% of deaths among Sacramento County homeless people, including multiple homeless residents who were struck by cars or killed in homicides. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025 From 2015 to 2017, Atlanta experienced 170 cases of TB and more than 400 latent cases through outbreaks in homeless shelters. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025 The 2,245 RVs in the most recent homeless count accounted for a third of the county total. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for homeless 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeless was before the 12th century

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“Homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeless. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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homeless

adjective
home·​less -ləs How to pronounce homeless (audio)
: having no home or permanent residence
homelessness noun

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