homeless
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊmlɪs/, /ˈhoʊmləs/
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Adjective
homeless (not comparable)
- Lacking a permanent place of residence.
- Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.
- 2004, Carlin, George, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, OCLC 757869006, OL 24604921M, page 55:
- You know what you never see? A really good-looking homeless couple.
- 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:
- The massive arches of the retaining walls have become tent city for the many homeless people in the area.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ホームレス (hōmuresu)
Translations
lacking a permanent residence
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Romanian
Declension
Declension of homeless
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) homeless | homelessul | (niște) homeless | homelessi |
| genitive/dative | (unui) homeless | homelessului | (unor) homeless | homelesslor |
| vocative | homelessule | homelesslor | ||
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