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# homelessness

noun (homelessness; no plural)

«homelessness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Homelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#m1)
2. The problem in a town or country of many people having no homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in news, school lessons on society and charity work. Phrases: «tackle homelessness», «end homelessness», «homelessness charity». It tells the reader about people without a place to live.

### Examples

- The charity works to end homelessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#x1)
- Homelessness can happen to anyone who loses their job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#x2)
- Our school raised money for a homelessness shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#x3)
- Cold winters are hardest for people facing homelessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#x4)
- The council has a plan to reduce homelessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#x5)
- We learned about homelessness in our citizenship class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: homeless (a homeless person; «the homeless»). Kind language: «people experiencing homelessness». Spelling: home-less-ness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «homelessness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«homelessness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homelessness.html) on Mova free.