unhoused

[uhn-hohzd]

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.

Sensitive Note

See homeless ( def. ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhoused¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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

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John Maceri, chief executive of The People Concern, an L.A.-based nonprofit social service agency focused on ending homelessness, said unhoused people may initially decline resources but that “relentless outreach” is necessary.

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Raman has worked closely with Bass on efforts to move homeless Angelenos indoors, while also seeking fixes to the larger systems that serve L.A.’s unhoused population.

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Related Words

• homeless 
• houseless 
• unsheltered