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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Mayor Adams on Thursday touted the results of a program aimed at getting homeless people out of the subway system. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025 Each year, the service raises funds for the San Diego Rescue Mission, a nonprofit that assists homeless people. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 Buoyed by a positive trend in the annual homeless count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released a preview projecting a decline of between 5% and 10% when a full statistical analysis is completed in the coming months. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 One of the tax’s principal backers was Alvah Chapman, a former Miami Herald publisher and homeless crusader. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 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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