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[ root-lis, root- ] / ˈrut lɪs, ˈrʊt- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rootless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving no roots. having no basis of stability; unsteady: a rootless feeling resulting from economic and social change. having no place or position in society; not in accord with the environment: the homeless, rootless wanderer. Origin of rootlessFirst recorded in 1325–75, rootless is from the Middle English word rooteles.See root1, -less OTHER WORDS FROM rootlessroot·less·ness, nounWords nearby rootlessrooting compound, rooting reflex, rootkit, root knot, rootle, rootless, rootlet, root mean square, root nodule, root of lung, root of nail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rootlessShe is rootless and stateless, having little in the way of rights or protection from exploitation. The Young Girls Escaping the ISIS War|Chandra Kellison|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are living a rootless existence in 6th of October City, the satellite settlement now home to thousands of civil-war refugees. Desperate to Go to War, Syrians in Egypt Find an Ally to Help|Alastair Beach, Abdulhamid Mallas|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST In "Ceugant" there is only the Unknowable, the rootless Root. All the storms of fate overwhelmed the Confederacy with many a rootless hope and many a plan and pride. The Raid Of The Guerilla|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
The cheek-teeth are rootless in kangaroo-rats, but they develop roots in the pocket-mice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various There is no end to the quickening power of knowledge; but mere individual, rootless acts of benevolence are soon added up. The Claims of Labour|Arthur Helps In all cases the first upper incisors are large and rootless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
British Dictionary definitions for rootless
adjectivehaving no roots, esp (of a person) having no ties with a particular place or community Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rootlessshaky, unstable, wobbly, frail, unreliable, immature, vulnerable, rocky, nervous, insecure, weak, precarious, unsettled, jittery, rickety, unsteady, skeptical, unclear, uncertain, hesitant |