: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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Winsor Pointe was proposed as a place entirely for homeless veterans, but the construction funding obtained required a broader base of tenants.—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025 Real-estate mogul Christopher Gates becomes homeless after losing his family, only to discover a sinister connection in their deaths.—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025 Advocates have asked the state for $33.5 million in funds to stem the state’s homeless crisis.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025 Florida saw its highest homeless count since 2017 at over 31,000 people.—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for homeless
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of homeless was
before the 12th century
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