Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having no home or haven.
- n. People without homes considered as a group. Often used with the.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Destitute of a home.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Destitute of a home.
- n. Those people who have no permanent residence, especially those who live outdoors due to poverty; usually used in the definite phrase
the homeless .
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone unfortunate without housing
- n. poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in
- adj. without nationality or citizenship
- adj. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
Etymologies
- From Middle English *homles, *hamles, from Old English hāmlēas ("homeless"), equivalent to home + -less. Cognate with Danish hjemløs ("homeless"), Swedish hemlös ("homeless"). Compare also German heimatlos ("homeless"), Icelandic heimilislaus ("homeless"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Sure, the creators of iCarly do not actually use the term "homeless", but instead feel justified by making fun of "hobos".”
The Huffington Post: Joel John Roberts: 'iCarly' -- Homelessness Is Not a Joke
“I would never use the word homeless to describe my lingering feelings for him.”
“With this war winding down, we have a chance as a nation to banish the word "homeless veteran" from our vocabulary.”
“With the war in Iraq finally winding down, we have a chance as a nation to banish the word "homeless veteran" from our vocabulary.”
“Even though the word "homeless" suggests the absence of a home is the sole defining characteristic, homelessness is far more complex than the name suggests.”
“He says the dynamic is changing, with more of what he termed the "homeless and road warrior-type street youth.”
“Some long term homeless campers in Waikiki like the idea of homeless safe zones.”
“The most basic thing we can do to help the homeless is to reach out to them and acknowledge them as fellow human beings.”
“A charity that leases from private landlords then sub-lets to the homeless is looking to expand amid fears more people could soon be living on the streets”
The Guardian: Real Lettings: a housing solution with a genuine difference
“So really being homeless is more of a character flaw (extreme hedonism) than mental health crisis.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘homeless’.
-
-more or -less
Words ending with *more or *less, more or less. Many of theses terms also appear on the list The -less Said, which see.
schemaless, unless, useless, guileless, wireless, regardless, homeless, endless, nevertheless, countless, jobless, doubtless and 434 more...
-
spicolli's Words
terrapin, ravenous, fuck, sepulchral, garlic, suss, queer, curmudgeon, foodie, intricate, omphalos, subversion and 534 more...
-
Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
-
The -less Said...
hopeless, bootless, groundless, luckless, artless, feckless, hapless, joyless, useless, penniless, childless, peerless and 310 more...
-
deegee's Words
pay-per-view, vitriol, delectable, snarky, unflinching, forsake, pervasive, inconsequential, unnerving, allure, endearing, unalloyed and 414 more...
-
describe me
charming, afectionate, addictive, selfless, patience, drastic, fond, light-heeled, fragrant, delicate, care-free, natural and 95 more...
-
me + student loans =
You know that feeling when you open your wallet and all you can find inside are ATM receipts?
When being a squatter is the least of your worries and that thing called dignity is shove...destitution, beggary, impecuniosity, indigence, mendicancy, poor, impoverishment, pauperism, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty and 168 more...
-
Black Saturday
A list in relation to the bushfires which commenced in earnest on Saturday 7 Feb 2009 in the state of Victoria, Australia.
marysville, ember attack, fire services, megafire, relief effort, emergency, cfa, brian naylor, kinglake, darkest day, last stand, hotline and 61 more...
-
Poetrie: The New Colossus
by Emma Lazarus, 1883.
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mi...i lift my lamp be..., tempest-tost, homeless, your teeming shore, wretched refuse, yearning to breat..., your huddled masses, give me your tired, silent, storied pomp, ancient lands, twin cities and 19 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for homeless.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.