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rootless

/ɹˈutləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
root-less
IPA
/ɹˈutləs/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.

adj

Being a wanderer; having no ties to a particular locale.

adj

Without (the use of) a root user account.

Etymology

By surface analysis, root + less.

Inflected Forms

more rootless (comparative) most rootless (superlative)

Derived Forms

rootlessly rootlessness

Phrases

rootless cosmopolitan

Frequently Paired Words

rootedness uprootedness

Synonyms

vagabond

Antonyms

rooted

Rhymes With

fruitless

Questions

How do you pronounce rootless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈutləs/.
What does rootless mean?
Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.
Where does rootless come from?
By surface analysis, root + less.

How to pronounce rootless

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