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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Payne told the council that, according to Hennepin County data, over the last 30 days, the highest number of beds available in the morning across homeless shelters in the county was 34. Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025 At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Michelle Dewitt, Brown’s mother, said her son struggled with mental health problems and was homeless, living at a local shelter. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 The two met on Snapchat when Warren was 18, homeless and living in his car. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeless

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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 9 Sep. 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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