rootless
[ root-lis, roo t- ]
/ ˈrut lɪs, ˈrʊt- /
adjective
having 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 rootless
OTHER WORDS FROM rootless
root·less·ness, nounWords nearby rootless
rooti,
rooting compound,
rooting reflex,
rootkit,
rootle,
rootless,
rootlet,
roots,
roots blower,
roots music,
rootserver
British Dictionary definitions for rootlessness
rootless
/ (ˈruːtlɪs) /
adjective
having no roots, esp (of a person) having no ties with a particular place or community