homeless

home·less  (hmls)

adj.

Having no home or haven.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

People without homes considered as a group. Often used with the.

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homeless·ness n.

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homeless

Adjective

having nowhere to live

Noun, pl

the homeless people who have nowhere to live: night shelters for the homeless

homelessness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	homeless - someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park" homeless person homeless - poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities" unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune bag lady - a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags
	2.	homeless - poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities" poor, poor people - people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance" homeless, homeless person - someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park"
Adj.	1.	homeless - without nationality or citizenship; "stateless persons" stateless unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
	2.	homeless - physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern dispossessed, roofless unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

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homeless

adjective destitute, exiled, displaced, dispossessed, unsettled, outcast, abandoned, down-and-out

Translations

homeless [ˈhəumlɪs] adj → sin hogar, sin casa

npl the homeless → las personas sin hogar

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homeless [ˈhəumlɪs] home adj → sans foyer, sans abri;

the homeless npl → les sans-abri mpl

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homeless [ˈhəumlɪs] home adj → obdachlos;

(refugee) → heimatlos

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homeless [ˈhəumlɪs] adj → senza tetto; spatriato/a;

the homeless npl → i senzatetto