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houselessness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Lack of a house and any other roof; by extension, being out of house and home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: homelessness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shelterlessness

2

noun

Meaning 2

Lack of a house but not of a home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • He said that his houselessness was not homelessness because he went to school in that community, was registered to vote there, and had been living in the teepee for seventeen years. He said that teepee was his home.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From houseless + -ness.