: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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The goal is to get a congress of 15, with at least eight members coming from Cincinnati's homeless shelters and seven representing people who live outdoors or in temporary housing.—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025 Before referrals were halted, the effort that placed people at the Civic had already moved hard-to-reach homeless people from the street to a shelter space and, in many cases, then on to long-term housing and stability.—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025 Whalen described one recent encounter where a homeless person blew fentanyl smoke in his face.—Brian Mann, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025 In August, the commissioners approved $2 million in funding for Metro Lutheran Ministries to purchase, rehab and create 16 low-income housing units for those who are chronically homeless.—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 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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