homeless

adjective

home·​less ˈhōm-ləs How to pronounce homeless (audio)
: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessness noun

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The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 The big picture: Because Golden Hall — the convention space inside the Civic Center complex — is operating as a homeless shelter, it can't be used as a central gathering place for media, candidates, supporters and the general public to view election results. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 During his first term, Ta advocated for cities to have easier access to existing affordable housing funds to help build and run regional homeless shelters and prevention programs, halting gas tax increases and placing the landmark civil rights case Mendez v. Westminster in California textbooks. Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024 The city has been exploring new ways to address this issue, as current animal control efforts haven't been sufficient to handle the rising number of homeless cats and dogs in the area. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 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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“Homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeless. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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homeless

adjective
home·​less -ləs How to pronounce homeless (audio)
: having no home or permanent residence
homelessness noun

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