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homelessness

[ hohm-lis-nis ]

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noun

lack of permanent housing, especially this condition generally as a matter of public concern:
The city partners with community groups to offer resources for youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
lack of a feeling of belonging; rootlessness or restlessness:
He writes about a feeling of homelessness after immigration, when he felt neither firmly bound to his native culture nor fully adapted to the new one.

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Sensitive Note

See homeless ( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of homelessness¹

First recorded in 1810–20; homeless ( def ) + -ness ( def )

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“Much of this is a reflection on what’s happening downtown with the homelessness, with the increased vacancy, with the safety factor,” Weiss said.

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About half a million people in the UK currently live in supported housing, including young care leavers, army veterans, people with learning disabilities and those escaping homelessness or domestic abuse.

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A turnaround requires addressing homelessness through an engaged and proactive government that works cooperatively with business and local leaders, he said.

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After nearly a decade of unprecedented taxpayer spending on homelessness with little to show in improvement on the streets, the giant nonprofits behind the measures that secured that funding asked voters to double down.

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From that data, the Policy Lab drew statistics that gave the clearest picture yet of some basic facts about homelessness and their trends over recent years.

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homeless homelike

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