rootlessness
noun
rootlessness is spelled R-O-O-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rootlessness means “The property of being rootless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rootlessness is rootlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in rootlessness?
| Letters | 12: R-O-O-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rootlessness?
Rootlessness appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of rootlessness
- rootlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rootlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being rootless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rootlessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of being rootless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wurzellosigkeit, Entwurzelung, Entwurzeltsein |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rootlessness come from?
From rootless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).