: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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The city has already cut its homeless outreach and phased out a medical ambulance at one of its fire stations due to its budget shortfall.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
26 June 2026 Outdoor workers, homeless people, pregnant people and others face high heat danger as well.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 June 2026 Once open, the program will provide transitional housing and on-site services to people who are chronically homeless and struggling with drug addiction, mental health or all types of disabilities.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026 Even though he's probably been homeless for decades, Ervin is reluctant to accept offers of housing, Hood said.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
25 June 2026 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