: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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Berkowitz also helped his wife’s work reducing the number of homeless pets through her Friends of Miami Animals Foundation.—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Stone House is a six-story, 161-unit apartment building developed by Win, formerly known as Women in Need, with 96 units reserved for homeless families.—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 The Folsom Winter Shelter serves homeless individuals who are at least 18 years old, according to its website.—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The affidavit said Howard was homeless in Asheville.—Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026 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