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Word entry · 8 letters

homeless

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhoʊmlɪs/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eehlmossStarts with HEnds with S1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.
  • You know what you never see? A really good-looking homeless couple.
  • The massive arches of the retaining walls have become tent city for the many homeless people in the area.

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