: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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The city coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for homeless residents during periods when the city's temporary emergency shelter is demobilized.—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026 They are then distributed to charities (including a homeless center visited by William and the couple's son Prince George, 12) for use during the festive period.—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 On Monday, Miami Gardens police detectives received an anonymous tip that a homeless man, who matched the student’s description, was frequently near the university and was seen repeatedly over the past two weeks during the early morning, the affidavit said.—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026 It was destroyed in a famous fire in 1910 that left two people dead and the territorial governor, Richard Sloan, homeless.—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 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