homeless
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homeless
- /ˈhoʊmlɪs/ US
- /ˈhoʊmləs/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective
- Lacking a permanent place of residence. Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.
- Containing no place that might be called home. But I should turn mine ears and hear The moanings of the homeless sea, The sound of streams that swift or slow Draw down Æonian hills, and sow The dust of continents to be; […]
noun homelesses
- A person who is homeless. Oszlár Kálmán András, Yoga in the Bed: Tantric Continence & Spiritual Intimacy […] the jobseekers and homelesses or even the future prime minister, all of us are involved in formation of the new world.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dispossessed, unsettled, unfortunate, roofless, stateless, homeless person, hobo, beggar, stray, vagrant, vagabond, roving, roaming, wandering, bummer, displacement
Translations
Every language
adj lacking a permanent residence
| Español | sin hogar, vagabundo, desalojado, sintecho, sin techo, en situación de calle |
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| 日本語 | 家なき ie naki, 無宿の mushuku no, ホームレス hōmuresu |
| 中文 | 無家可歸 /无家可归 wújiākěguī, 露宿街頭 /露宿街头 lùsù jiētóu |
| हिन्दी | बेघर beghar, निराश्रित nirāśrit |
| Português | sem-teto, sem-abrigo, desabrigado, only as a noun: morador de rua |
| Français | SDF (sans domicile fixe), itinérant, sans-abri |
| Deutsch | obdachlos, wohnungslos |
| Italiano | senzatetto |
| Ελληνικά | άστεγος ástegos |
| Română | fără casă, fără adăpost, vagabond |
| Русский | бездо́мный bezdómnyj, бомж bomž, беспризо́рный besprizórnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | vô gia cư, không cửa không nhà |
| العربية | مُتَشَرِّد mutašarrid |
| עברית | חֲסַר בַּיִת khasár báyit, הוֹמְלֶס hómles |
noun Translations
| Español | linyera, homeless, sin techo, vagabundo, guitón, juntapuchos (despective) |
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| Deutsch | Obdachloser |
Talk about this word "homeless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homeless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homeless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homeless "homeless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homeless.Cite this
@misc{homeless_2026,
title = {homeless},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homeless},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
