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Homeless vs Dishevelled - What's the difference?

homeless | dishevelled |

As adjectives the difference between homeless and dishevelled

is that homeless is lacking a permanent place of residence while dishevelled is (of a person) with the hair uncombed.

As a verb dishevelled is

(dishevel).

homeless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Lacking a permanent place of residence.
    • Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.

    Derived terms

    * homeless dumping * homeless shelter * homelessness

    Related terms

    * home

    See also

    * destitute * bum * unhoused * transient

    dishevelled

    English

    Alternative forms

    * disheveled

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a person) With the hair uncombed.
  • (by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=6 citation , passage=The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks?; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]}}

    Synonyms

    * messy, unkempt, untidy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dishevel)

    • See also

    * unkempt