Definitions for homelessness
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1. homelessnessnoun

   the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)

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1. homelessnessnoun

   The state of being homeless.

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1. homelessness

   Homelessness is a condition or state in which an individual or a family lacks a stable, sufficient, and adequate permanent place to live. This often includes individuals sleeping outside, in a vehicle or in places not meant for human habitation, staying in temporary shelters or transitional housing programs, or those at immediate risk of losing their primary nighttime residence.

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1. Homelessness

   Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are most often unable to acquire and maintain regular, safe, secure, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country to country, or among different entities or institutions in the same country or region. The term homeless may also include people whose primary night-time residence is in a homeless shelter, a warming center, a domestic violence shelter, cardboard boxes or other ad hoc housing situations. American Government homeless enumeration studies also include persons who sleep in a public or private place not designed for use as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. An estimated 100 million people worldwide were homeless in 2005. In western countries, the large majority of homeless are men, with single males particularly overrepresented. In the USA, LGBT people are over-represented among homeless youth, at 40%. Modern homelessness started as a result of economic stresses in society and reductions in the availability of affordable housing. In the United States, in the 1970s, the deinstitutionalisation of patients from state psychiatric hospitals was a precipitating factor in urban areas. By the mid-1980s, there was also a dramatic increase in family homelessness. Tied into this was an increasing number of impoverished and runaway children, teenagers, and young adults, which created more street children or street youth.

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How to pronounce homelessness?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say homelessness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of homelessness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of homelessness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of homelessness in a Sentence

1. Geff Deedrick:

   Our goal is to get them help, transition out of homelessness, it's not to arrest them for now, we have time.

2. Eric Garcetti:

   We all understand the urgency that this situation requires, and what is at stake, i applaud the Los Angeles City Council for their action today in earmarking a necessary initial investment that helps launch my comprehensive plan to tackle homelessness.

3. Diane Yentel:

   Strengthening and enforcing renter protections is vitally important to addressing the broader housing crisis, there is a tremendous power imbalance in our housing system that tilts heavily in favor of landlords at the expense of low-income and other marginalized renters, putting families at greater risk of housing instability and homelessness and fueling racial inequity.

4. Robert Okin:

   It may be a solution to an eyesore, but it's not a solution to homelessness.

5. Mariel Villarreal:

   They are just being sent back to homelessness in Tijuana.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=homelessness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Homelessness
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=homelessness