shelterless

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adjective

Lacking shelter; homeless.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English shelter →
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Meanings

adjectiveshelterless (comparative more shelterless, superlative most shelterless)

comparative more shelterless · superlative most shelterless

  1. Lacking shelter; homeless.

Origin

  1. Englishshelter
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishshelterless

From shelter + -less.

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Translations

French sans-abri
  • sans-abrilacking shelter
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APA

shelterless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelterless

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“shelterless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelterless. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shelterless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelterless.

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