houseless

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English housles, from Old English *hūslēas, from Proto-West Germanic *hūslaus, from Proto-Germanic *hūsalausaz, equivalent to house +‎ -less. Cognate with West Frisian húsleas (“houseless”), Dutch huisloos (“houseless”), German hauslos (“houseless”), Danish husløs (“houseless”), Swedish huslös (“houseless”), Icelandic húslaus (“houseless”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsləs/ === Adjective === houseless (comparative more houseless, superlative most houseless) (of a person) Lacking a house, or, by extension, a residence or place of refuge in general; thus, having no home. Synonyms: homeless, roofless (of a person) Lacking a permanent place of residence but not a ‘home’ in the broader sense, for example in the form of a community. Synonym: roofless Coordinate term: homeless (of a place) Containing no house or place of refuge; wild or inhospitable. ==== Derived terms ==== houselessness ==== Translations ====