adj
houseless
Houseless (adj) means Without a house, or more generally without any home or shelter.
adj
1
Without a house, or more generally without any home or shelter.
"Some advocates for unhoused people have insisted that they be called houseless rather than homeless, but even within the community of advocates there is not universal agreement on this terminological prescription."
2
Lacking a permanent place of residence but not a ‘home’ in the broader sense, for example in the form of a community.
"He said that he was houseless but not homeless 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."
3
Having no buildings or shelter; wild and harsh.
"And methought the dream smote up the roof above my bed, and the roof yawned to the naked air of the midnight, that laboured with fiery signs, and a bearded star travelling in the houseless dark."
— Eric Rücker Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance (1922)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English housles, from Old English *hūslēas, from Proto-West Germanic *hūslaus, from Proto-Germanic *hūsalausaz, equivalent to house + -less; cognate with West Frisian húsleas (“houseless”), Dutch huisloos (“houseless”), German hauslos (“houseless”), Danish husløs (“houseless”), Swedish huslös (“houseless”), and Icelandic húslaus (“houseless”).
Synonyms
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Rhymes for houseless
useless
ageless
wireless
hopeless
homeless
tireless
careless
lifeless
baseless
clueless
timeless
loveless
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of houseless?
"houseless" (adj) means without a house, or more generally without any home or shelter.
What is another word for houseless?
Other words for "houseless" include homeless.
What are the different meanings of houseless?
"houseless" has 3 main meanings: 1. Without a house, or more generally without any home or shelter; 2. Lacking a permanent place of residence but not a ‘home’ in the broader sense, for example in the form of a community; 3. Having no buildings or shelter; wild and harsh.
