rootless

Questions about rootless

What does rootless mean?

rootless means "wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community".

How many syllables are in rootless?

rootless has 2 syllables: root-less. The stress falls on "root". In IPA it is /ˈɹutləs/.

What is another word for rootless?

Close synonyms include vagabond. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rootless a common word?

rootless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.