Meanings
adjectiverootless (comparative more rootless, superlative most rootless)
comparative more rootless · superlative most rootless
- Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.
- Being a wanderer; having no ties to a particular locale.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWithout (the use of) a root user account.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, root + less.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄρριζος
- ἄρριζος (árrhizos)having no roots
Bulgarian без корен
- без корен (bez koren)having no roots
Catalan desarrelat
- desarrelathaving no roots
French déraciné
- déracinéhaving no roots
German wurzellos
- wurzelloshaving no roots
Italian sradicato
- sradicatohaving no roots
Spanish desarraigado
- desarraigadohaving no roots
Turkish köksüz
- köksüzhaving no roots
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APA
rootless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootless
MLA
“rootless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootless.
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