: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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The point isn’t really for safety, because most dangerous behavior in the country doesn’t come from homeless people.—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 Trump has often expressed his distaste of homeless camps, singling out the removal of encampments on parks and federal land in Washington as a priority.—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 July 2025 The Supreme Court ruled in June that that authorities can fine or arrest homeless people for sleeping in public spaces.—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025 The 38-year-old, described in the article as homeless, was Greg.—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeless
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of homeless was
before the 12th century
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