: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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Some months, my family has kept me from being homeless.—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 He and more than 20 others were left homeless after the massive blaze sparked a roof collapse and destroyed several apartments on the upper floors, city officials said.—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 For months, Anita and Kenneth Johnson were homeless and searching for a place to stay.—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 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