homeless
Plural: homelesses
Noun
- someone unfortunate without housing
- "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park"
- poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in
- "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"
- A person who is homeless.
Adjective Satellite
- without nationality or citizenship
- physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; - James Stern
Adj
- Lacking a permanent place of residence.
- Containing no place that might be called home.
Adjective
- Without a place to live; lacking a home.
Examples
- After his opponent blocked all his potential plays, he felt strategically homeless on the board.
- Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English *homles, *hamles, from Old English hāmlēas (“homeless”), equivalent to home + -less. Cognate with Dutch heemloos, Danish hjemløs (“homeless”), Swedish hemlös (“homeless”). Compare also German heimatlos (“homeless”), Icelandic heimilislaus (“homeless”), West Frisian dakleas (“homeless”, literally “having no roof, roofless”).
Synonyms
dispossessed, homeless person, roofless, stateless
Scrabble Score: 13
homeless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhomeless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homeless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary