desolate vs houseless

desolate

adj
  • Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. 

  • Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc. 

  • Barren and lifeless. 

  • Dismal or dreary. 

  • Sad, forlorn and hopeless. 

verb
  • To devastate or lay waste somewhere. 

  • To abandon or forsake something. 

  • To deprive of inhabitants. 

  • To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless. 

houseless

adj
  • lacking or in need of a house or home 

  • homeless but not wanting for local ties, affiliations or roots in a particular community. 

How often have the words desolate and houseless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )