: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessnessnoun
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The hotel sparked controversy in 2022, when there were plans to transition it into a drop-in homeless shelter and Safe Haven facility.—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025 Bissell supports homeless pets, and every purchase contributes to the cause.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025 The claim likely had to do with rumors that Kelce had purchased a $3.3 million house in Kansas City that would serve as temporary housing for homeless youth.—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025 After hearing testimonies from renters facing impossible housing predicaments, high rent prices and risks of becoming homeless, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava agreed to commit $3 million to an eviction diversion program during the Monday night gathering.—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 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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