unhoused

[ uhn-hohzd ]

/ ʌnˈhoʊzd /

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adjective

without a house or housing; not housed: Unhoused cables can sag and fall into the work area, becoming a health and safety risk.

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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Origin of unhoused

First recorded in 1580–90; un-¹ + house + -ed²

usage note for unhoused

See homeless.

Words nearby unhoused

unhook, unhoped, unhoped-for, unhorse, unhouse, unhoused, unhouseled, unhuman, unhurried, unhurt, unhusk

How to use unhoused in a sentence

The poor quarters of the city proper are constantly being destroyed, and the main stream of the unhoused is toward the east.
The People of the Abyss|Jack London
It took the fever of jealousy and disappointment out of my soul to sleep in the great bosom of the unhoused night.
Remarks|Bill Nye
This first reach of your vision is the life-track of the fathers and mothers unhoused among these mountains.
A Walk from London to John O'Groat's|Elihu Burritt
Unhoused and often unsheltered, the wild things suffer as we hardly yet understand.
Winter|Dallas Lore Sharp

Carlyle was like an unhoused soul, naked and bare to every wind that blows.
Fresh Fields|John Burroughs