homeless

Meanings

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.

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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
homeless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homeless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

homeless is a valid Words With Friends word