Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rootlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: root-less-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being rootless.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English rootless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rootlessness From rootless + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rootlessnesses (plural)

Synonyms

uprootedness

Antonyms

rootedness

Questions

What does rootlessness mean?: The property of being rootless.
Where does rootlessness come from?: Etymology tree English rootless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rootlessness From rootless + -ness.

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