houselessness

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noun

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

“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.”

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Meanings

nounhouselessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of a house and any other roof; by extension, being out of house and home.

    Synonyms: homelessness

  2. uncountableLack of a house but not of a home.

    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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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homelessness

Origin

From houseless + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

houselessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houselessness

MLA

“houselessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houselessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “houselessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houselessness.

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