: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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The number of homeless veterans in Florida is dropping dramatically, and programs like the Mission United program by United Way in Broward County are playing a role in that.—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025 The Miami Beach ordinance subjects people — mostly those who are homeless — to arrest for sleeping outside.—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 The warrant accuses Solarzano of breaking into the light rail train, and his address is listed as a Roof Above homeless shelter.—Mary Ramsey
updated December 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Dec. 2025 The then-homeless mom assigned the value of one to every person who walked past her instead of stopping to give her a dollar.—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025 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
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