Homeless

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having no home or haven.
  • n. People without homes considered as a group. Often used with the.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Lacking a permanent place of residence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Destitute of a home.
  • noun-plural. Those people who have no permanent residence, especially those who live outdoors due to poverty; usually used in the definite phrase the homeless.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Destitute of a home.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    poor    poor people   
    Cross Reference
    destitute    transient    bum    unhoused   
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outcast    harborless    houseless   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    penniless    needy    forlorn    destitute    wretched