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rootless

rootless · more rootless · most rootless

wurzellos

Of a plant or another thing, having no rootsOf a plant or another thing, having no roots.

US/ɹˈutləs/

» One of Stalin's antisemitic campaigns used the dysphemism "rootless cosmopolitans" for Jews.

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Meaning

3 senses

Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.
wurzellos
Being a wanderer; having no ties to a particular locale.
Without (the use of) a root user account.

More definitions

wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community

Examples

2 sentences

One of Stalin's antisemitic campaigns used the dysphemism "rootless cosmopolitans" for Jews.
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A rootless, international clique is turning people against each other. They are at home everywhere and nowhere.
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Translations

5 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

having no roots:

Origin

By surface analysis, root + less.

By surface analysis, root + less.

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Forms

more rootless, most rootless

Comparative	more rootless Lesson
Superlative	most rootless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community:vagabond

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

Relatedrootedness uprootedness

Derivedrootlessly rootlessness

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

roost rooster rootA2 ropeA2 rosa

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