houseless
Americanadjective
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without a house or houses.
My friend lived on the other side of the houseless plot of land.
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being unhoused or lacking permanent housing; homeless.
The church is holding a winter survival equipment drive to provide houseless folks with heavy duty winter coats, blankets, and sleeping bags.
Sensitive Note
See homeless ( def. ).
Other Word Forms
- houselessness noun
Etymology
Origin of houseless
First recorded in 1350–1400; house + -less ( def. )
Example Sentences
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America’s homeless population ranges between 500,000 and 600,000 depending on who’s counting, with roughly two-thirds of houseless people sleeping in shelters.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023
On the way, Jared would give all of his money to the different houseless people he saw.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2022
“We have an increase in houseless folks around Burlington,” Ms. Hightower said.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022
My parents might be homeless, but they aren't houseless.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022
All those miles and days had been across a houseless, speechless desolation: rock, ice, sky, and silence: nothing else, for eighty-one days, except each other.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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