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root·less

 (ro͞ot′lĭs, ro͝ot′-)
adj.
1. Having no roots.
2. Not belonging to a particular place or society: rootless refugees in a strange country.

root′less·ness n.
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rootless

(ˈruːtlɪs)
adj
having no roots, esp (of a person) having no ties with a particular place or community
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root•less

(ˈrut lɪs, ˈrʊt-)

adj.
1. having no roots.
2. having no basis of stability; unsteady: a rootless feeling.
3. having no place or position in society: a rootless wanderer.
[1325–75]
root′less•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.rootless - wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or communityrootless - wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer"
unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
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rootless

adjective footloose, homeless, roving, transient, itinerant, vagabond rootless young people
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Translations

rootless

[ˈruːtlɪs] ADJ [person etc] → desarraigado
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rootless

[ˈruːtləs] adj [person] → déraciné(e); [life] → sans racines
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rootless

adj plantwurzellos; (fig) personohne Wurzeln; a rootless existenceein wurzelloses Leben, ein Leben ohne Wurzeln
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rootless

[ˈruːtlɪs] adj (person) → senza radici
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
While this monument was under inspection our interesting couple had the house to themselves, and they spent some time on a pretty terrace where certain windows of the second floor opened--a little rootless verandah which overhung, in a manner, obliquely, all the magnificence of the view; the immense sweep of the river, the artistic plantations, the last-century garden with its big box hedges and remains of old espaliers.
We do not want our children to be confused, depressed and rootless when they grow up.
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One of the panellists Dr Mohamed al Mesfer, Professor of Political Science at Qatar University, said,"The GCC crisis is baseless and rootless given its incorrect motives.
A telephoned threat announces to Fred that he is soon to be the target of a "Hit Man." Corell uses money, influence, and a small army of hoods to protect his son while Fred resents his father's efforts and seeks solace from Callie Rose, a rootless drifter whom Fred meets accidentally.
The Bromsgrove Conservative MP said the shortage of affordable homes for young people is creating a "rootless generation" who drift between rented properties.
In a speech in Bristol, Mr Javid admitted the shortage of affordable property risks creating a "rootless generation" who drift from one short-term rental to another and never put down roots in a community.
It came as Tory Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said the lack of affordable property risked creating a "rootless generation" who drift from one short-term rented home to another.