bedlessadj.
Without a bed, unprovided with a bed.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective] > homeless
homelessOE
harbourlessc1175
innlessa1325
houseless1357
placelessa1387
on the pavéc1450
unharbouredc1450
roomless1548
dishousedc1595
dislodged1602
unhouseda1616
unlodged1634
bedless1707
on the pavement1743
roofless1797
on (also upon) the street(s)1832
unhomed1839
dishomed1880
dwellingless1882
homesteadless1885
1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. 430 I am careless and bedless.
1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 13 Oct. Bedless and supperless wanderers.
1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board IV. xlii. 413 The people seem to be almost bedless.
Derivatives
ˈbedlessness n.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > having no dwelling place
homelessness1814
houselessness1819
bedlessness1861
1861 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 7 Were it winter, our bedlessness would be indefensible.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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adj.1707