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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But some of the dozens of homeless people who live there don’t want to leave. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025 The pope spoke for nearly an hour via satellite to groups including Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago; Sacred Heart Church in McAllen, Texas; and homeless individuals and outreach workers in Los Angeles. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025 The pope also appealed to Catholics to get vaccinated, called on richer countries to share their vaccines with developing nations and offered the Vatican’s Pfizer shots to 1,800 homeless and underprivileged people in Rome. Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025 At the time, Parris said the city had done more than its share to serve its homeless population. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 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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