The state of being homeless.

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

plural of homelessness

plural of homeless shelter

A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.

(idiomatic) The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.

(politics, slang) The condition or state of being politically homeless.

(politics, slang) Alienated from the current political atmosphere or from one's previous political affiliations, and struggling to identify with any political party or ideology.

In a homeless manner; without a home.