homelessness n 1: the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
homelessness \homelessness\ n. the state or condition of having no home, especially of living in the streets. [WordNet 1.5]
Homeless \Home"less\, a. [AS. h[=a]mleas.] Destitute of a home. -- {Home"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]