homelessness

[ hohm-lis-nis ]
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noun
  1. lack of permanent housing, especially this condition generally as a matter of public concern: The city partners with community groups to offer resources for youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

  2. lack of a feeling of belonging; rootlessness or restlessness: He writes about a feeling of homelessness after immigration, when he felt neither firmly bound to his native culture nor fully adapted to the new one.

Origin of homelessness

1
First recorded in 1810–20; homeless + -ness

usage note For homelessness

See homeless.

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