unhoused

American  

[uhn-hohzd] / ʌnˈhoʊzd /

adjective

1. without a house or housing; not housed.

   Unhoused cables can sag and fall into the work area, becoming a health and safety risk.

2. being without a house to live in or lacking permanent housing; houseless; homeless.

   One hundred percent of your donations are used to provide warm meals, first aid, and more to our unhoused neighbors.

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Sensitive Note

See homeless ( def. ).

Etymology

Origin of unhoused

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ ( def. ) + house ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Our clients, both the housed and unhoused communities at large, were promised more than aspirational rhetoric, Your Honor,” their attorney Elizabeth Mitchell said in her opening statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Local merchants reported that unhoused individuals would often sleep inside the building.

From Los Angeles Times

The market and two of Solano’s warehouses are located between Gage and Florence avenues, about a half-mile radius from encampments where multiple unhoused people live in their tents, cars or RVs.

From Los Angeles Times

Typically, when a clean-up operation is scheduled, unhoused people are notified ahead of time.

From Los Angeles Times

Mayor Karen Bass recently lifted the city’s state of emergency on homelessness, noting that the number of unhoused people decreased significantly in the last two years.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• homeless
• houseless
• unsheltered