homeless
518
1.4
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊmləs/
- After losing his job, he found himself homeless and struggling to find shelter.
- homeless people
- a homeless person
- a homeless shelter
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Watch on YouTubeI'm afraid she's going to end up homeless or in jail or death.
- I'm afraid she's going to end up homeless or in jail or death.
- So very quickly they end up homeless by no fault of their own.
- And you're homeless for those two years, right?
- It's like when you're homeless, you're just living day by day.
- Like, I feel more politically homeless right now than I ever have.
- I was eating so much food man, because I've been homeless for three years.
- history, left a million people homeless, most of those were black people.
- And I said, I've been homeless for a while now.
- You're not hungry, I'm homeless and you're not homeless.
- I've, I had not really felt very scared in homeless areas like Skid Row.
- The lowest was sitting in that bed with some homeless guy freaking jacking off, man.
- But they like, homeless type, that community.
Examples
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And I said, I've been homeless for a while now.
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Andrea has been homeless for the past 32 of her 66 years.
Academic text (2011) -
So very quickly they end up homeless by no fault of their own.
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Our fair city has one of the worst homeless problems of any city in America.
Fiction book (1991) -
Even wealthy people could end up homeless if they lost their jobs.
Academic text (2011) -
He's an artist and he was actually homeless for about two years living in his van.
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No matter what the cause, all homeless teens face common perils.
Academic text (2011) -
By addressing these immediate needs, many homeless persons can move to a safer and more secure living arrangement.
Academic text (2011) -
It's like when you're homeless, you're just living day by day.
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And the ACLU has been fighting to make sure these homeless encampments can stay.
Synonyms
6
8.1
People who lose their home, land, or property because others force them out
4
7.5
Without a home because of a disaster or bad luck
1
8.9
A person or group who does not have shelter and the help they need
Compounds
How Poor
518
1.4
3
7.9
25
4.3
53
6.2
893
1.0
18
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word homeless is formed from home + -less meaning 'without', so as an adjective it means 'without a home' and can also describe someone who feels lost or has no place to belong.