: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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For seven years, Varma has fed the city’s roaming strays – a silent pact she’s made with these homeless dogs after adopting a puppy born under the staircase of her home.—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 Experts caution that those counts are estimates, at best, and likely undercount homeless populations.—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025 So far, 48 homeless encampments have been removed and officials are working to clear more, the White House official said.—Sarah Beth Guevara, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025 Since 2012, more than 350 homeless people have died after being hit by vehicles, according to data from the San Diego County medical examiner’s office.—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 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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