homeless meaning and definition

HOMELESS noun

Definition of homeless (noun)

1. someone unfortunate without housing
   • "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park"
   • synonyms: homeless person
2. poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in
   • "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"

HOMELESS adjective

Definition of homeless (adjective)

1. without nationality or citizenship
   • "stateless persons"
   • synonyms: stateless
2. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
   • "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern
   • synonyms: dispossessed, roofless