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

“These past weeks have been heavy. The storms, the flooding, the constant rain across Oʻahu have affected so many of our people especially those already facing hardship. Seeing families displaced, communities struggling, and our unhoused neighbors hit the hardest,” Momoa wrote.

From MarketWatch

That strip of land is where unhoused people congregated until Evans said she and others complained and the city put up fencing and placed boulders to keep them out.

From Los Angeles Times

In April 2022, three years after he bought the building, the door of Quirky Books swung open, with a strong commitment that it would be a community space for all, with no exception for homeless people, whom Gil dutifully referred to as his “unhoused neighbors.”

From Slate

It was a small enough group, and over time, Gil felt like he developed personal relationships with all of them, his unhoused neighbors.

From Slate

Those neighbors were beginning to find more and more evidence of the unhoused neighbors on their own properties.

From Slate

Related Words

• homeless
• houseless
• unsheltered