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Definition of Houseless
1. a. Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer.
Definition of Houseless
1. Adjective. lacking or in need of a house or home ¹
2. Adjective. homeless but not wanting for local ties, affiliations or roots in a particular community. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Houseless
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Houseless
Literary usage of Houseless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1830)
"... tion,for the purpose of affording Nightly Shelter to the Houseless, and
Temporary Relief to the Destitute, during the Winter of ..."
2. Gaslight and Daylight: With Some London Scenes They Shine Upon by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"Houseless AND HUNGRY. IN the city of London, in two contiguous thoroughfares—the
shabbiest, dingiest, poorest of their class—there are two Houses of Poverty ..."
3. The Cabinet Lawyer: A Popular Digest of the Laws of England, Civil, Criminal by John Wade (1871)
"Houseless POOR OP THE METROPOLIS. ... ''k-'Wof relief of the houseless poor over
the whole of the metropolis, ..."
4. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"I turned, and as I walked up the already lighted streets of my native city,
feeling forlorn and houseless, " In happy homes I saw the light Of household ..."
5. Old Deccan Days: Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Mary Frere, Bartle Frere (1898)
"THE SELFISH SPARROW AND THE Houseless CROWS. A SPARROW once built a nice little
house for herself, and lined it well with wool, and protected it with sticks ..."
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