homeless
/ˈhoʊmlɪs/
adjective
Lacking a permanent place of residence.
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Adjective 2 meanings
Lacking a permanent place of residence.
“Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.”
Containing no place that might be called home.
Where it comes from
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”).
HOMELESS at a glance
HOMELESS has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + M 3 + E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,521 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with homeless
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- HOPELESS13
- HOLELESS11
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