unhoused
Americanadjective
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without a house or housing; not housed.
Unhoused cables can sag and fall into the work area, becoming a health and safety risk.
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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. ).
Etymology
Origin of unhoused
First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 ( def. ) + house ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Water rushed through the area while several unhoused people slept in their tents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The unpermitted work triggered a review from the board, and the place sat vacant for years as neighbors watched unhoused people take over the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, many more unhoused people began to populate our Metro system,” Mayor Karen Bass, who became Metro’s chair in July, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many words are now taboo, and there’s an entire new anxiety-inducing vocabulary: unhoused, undocumented, unequal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Our uncle, innocent of books, Was rich in lore of fields and brooks, The ancient teachers never dumb Of Nature’s unhoused lyceum.
From Snow-Bound A Winter Idyll by Harry Fenn
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