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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A few hours earlier, while waiting for Wille outside the museum, I encountered an elderly Black man, apparently unhoused, standing on Michigan Avenue.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
On its website, the 1887 Fund calls the chapel a “beacon of hope for L.A.’s unhoused veterans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The number of homeless students in Los Angeles County is surging, with thousands more unhoused in the span of a single school year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
He sat down at the counter, and unhoused neighbors came in one after another.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The poor quarters of the city proper are constantly being destroyed, and the main stream of the unhoused is toward the east.
From The People of the Abyss by London, Jack
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