rootedness

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noun

The state or quality of being rooted

Opposite
rootlessnessuprootedness
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Meanings

nounrootedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being rooted

    An uncle might be around to offer a spare bedroom, or a job at the plant, or the church might be there for guidance, for rootedness.

    1989 December 22, Mary Wisniewski, “Giving Shelter: a west-side boy comes home”, in Chicago Reader

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
rootlessnessuprootedness

Origin

From rooted + -ness.

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Translations

Dutch verworteling
  • verwortelingstate or quality of being rooted
German Verwurzelung, Verwurzeltsein
  • Verwurzelungstate or quality of being rooted
  • Verwurzeltseinstate or quality of being rooted
Cite this entry
APA

rootedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootedness

MLA

“rootedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootedness.

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