homeless

adjective

home·​less ˈhōm-ləs 

: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused

homelessness noun

Examples of homeless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The money is supposed to go to homeless services. —Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025

Students came up with their own concepts for the parcel, ranging from a skate park or water park to homeless shelters, clinics and community colleges. —Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025

The shelter tab represents the second full fiscal year that Massachusetts taxpayers have shelled out larger-than-normal sums to house homeless families after a surge of migrant arrivals pushed the emergency assistance shelter system to a bursting point. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025

By contrast, roughly the same share of homeless students passed the tests compared with students who were not homeless. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing homeless

• the homeless

Kids Definition

homeless

adjective

home·​less -ləs 

: having no home or permanent residence

homelessness noun