— rootlessness , n.
/rooht"lis, root"-/ , adj.
1. having no roots.
2. having no basis of stability; unsteady: a rootless feeling resulting from economic and social change.
3. having no place or position in society; not in accord with the environment: the homeless, rootless wanderer.
[ 1325-75; ME rooteles. See ROOT 1 , -LESS ]