homelessness
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homelessness
- /ˈhəʊm.ləs.nəs/
noun homelessnesses
- The state of being homeless. Houseless and Homeless. The estimate of the New York Housing Conference Secretary, Mr. Edward P. Doyle, that it will take half a billion dollars to overcome the present housing shortage, is probably not an exaggerated presentation of the plight New York is in in this respect. Furthermore, the housin
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Closest in meaning: hobo, roaming, orphanhood, destitution, displacement, problem, distress, shelter, home, helplessness, housing, accommodation, bum, phenomenon, fate, sleepers
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noun state of being homeless
| Español | sinhogarismo, indigencia, sintechismo, situación de calle |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홈리스니스 homniseuniseu |
| 日本語 | 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 |
| Português | desabrigo |
| Français | itinérance, sans-abrisme |
| Deutsch | Obdachlosigkeit, Wohnungslosigkeit, Hauslosigkeit, Heimatlosigkeit |
| Italiano | senza fissa dimora |
| Ελληνικά | αστεγία astegía |
| Русский | бездо́мность bezdómnostʹ |
Talk about this word "homelessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homelessness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homelessness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homelessness "homelessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homelessness.Cite this
@misc{homelessness_2026,
title = {homelessness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homelessness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
