homelessness

/ˈhoʊmlɪsnɪs/

/ˈhʌʊmləsnɛs/

Homelessness is a situation in which people don't have a place to live. A family experiencing homelessness might need to temporarily stay in a city shelter or with a relative.

Homelessness is a state of being without a home. The word usually describes the circumstances of people who have fallen on hard times and don't have the money or ability to acquire a safe, stable place to live. Homelessness is a widespread problem across the U.S., with causes that include poverty, addiction, domestic violence, low wages, and lack of affordable housing.

Definitions of homelessness

1. noun

   the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
   types:

   vagrancy

   the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

   type of:

   condition, status

   a state at a particular time