rootedness
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈruːtɪdnəs/
:
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- After living abroad for several years, she yearned for the rootedness of her hometown, where she felt a deep connection to her roots.
- sense of rootedness
- cultural rootedness
- identity and rootedness
It's a rootedness of behaviour and a rootedness of political institutions.
- It's a rootedness of behaviour and a rootedness of political institutions.
- OK, so it's about the depths of our rootedness and understanding the wholeness of our being.
- So they are marked by a a sense of rootedness.
- And these are quite often communities that that place a high value on place and community and belonging and rootedness and social solidarity.
Examples
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Their strong sense of rootedness and their strong ties to place were taking on a new significance.
Academic text (1992) -
When more and more of the world becomes the same, we lose our underpinning and our sense of rootedness.
Academic text (2010) -
But not just change, rootedness, neighborhoods, streets that maintain their identity over a long period of time.
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In this sense, cultural rootedness is directly related to the creation of a collective home.
Academic text (1995) -
Catholic faith is a force of liberation that gives the Filipino a sense of rootedness, identity, and peoplehood.
Academic text (2006) -
Native Americans detected the lack of connectedness and rootedness that Europeans, with all of their advancements, could not see in themselves.
Academic text (2005) -
Emil Hansen adopted the name of his hometown, Nolde, in 1901 to affirm his rootedness to his ancestral land.
Academic text (1994) -
Many people find a sense of rootedness in their local community through shared experiences and traditions.
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The cultural rootedness of the inhabitants is reflected in the vibrant festivals that celebrate their heritage.
Synonyms
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3.2
Feeling that you belong and are close to other people in a group
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4.8
How people and things are joined and relate to each other
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3.6
A place or culture a person comes from and feels connected to
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7.6
Being tightly part of something like a group or system
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6.3
A strong connection to a particular place or community
A strong fixed position that is hard to move
A feeling of being accepted and included in a group
Antonyms
How Rooted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rootedness comes from root meaning 'the part that holds a plant' or 'a base' and the ending -ness that makes a noun. That's why rootedness means being firmly connected to a place, group, or set of values.