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homelessness

home·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohm-lis]
    • /ˈhoʊm lɪs/
    • /ˈhəʊm.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohm-lis]
    • /ˈhoʊm lɪs/

Definitions of homelessness word

  • adjective homelessness without a home: a homeless child. 1
  • noun homelessness the homeless, persons who lack permanent housing. 1
  • noun homelessness The state of being homeless. 1
See all 3 definitions of homelessness

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Origin of homelessness

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Homelessness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Homelessness

homelessness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for homelessness

noun homelessness

  • vagabondage — the state or condition of being a vagabond; idle wandering.
  • vagrancy — the state or condition of being a vagrant: an arrest for vagrancy.
  • begging — asking for money, food, etc
  • penniless — without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.
  • panhandling — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
All 9 Synonyms of homelessness

Antonyms for homelessness

noun homelessness

  • residence — the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home: Their residence is in New York City.
Just one Antonym for homelessness

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