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rootlessness

rootlessness noun: the property of being rootless.

Noun

rootlessness (usually uncountable, plural rootlessnesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being rootless.
    Synonyms:
    uprootedness

Synonyms of rootlessness

Antonyms

Forms of rootlessness

pluralrootlessnesses

Origin of rootlessness

From rootless + -ness.

Questions about rootlessness

What does rootlessness mean?
Rootlessness means the property of being rootless.
What part of speech is rootlessness?
Rootlessness is a noun.
What is the plural of rootlessness?
The plural of rootlessness is rootlessnesses.

Words near rootlessness in the dictionary

  1. rootles
  2. rootless
  3. rootless cosmopolitan
  4. rootless cosmopolitans
  5. rootlessly
  6. rootlessness
  7. rootlessnesses
  8. rootlet
  9. rootlets
  10. rootlike
  11. rootling

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