unrooted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈruːtɪd/
:
desarraigado
- The artist's work reflects the feelings of being unrooted in a constantly changing environment.
Examples
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Many young adults describe their lives as unrooted, lacking the stability of family or community ties.
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I tend to display virtues rather than take on obligations: a child, a younger one, adopted, piratic, unrooted.
Fiction book (1991) -
In unrooted cultures such as in the U.S., this question is often answered too late, if at all, since they often question the very existence of any kind of communal identity.
Blog text (15) -
After moving to a new city, I often felt unrooted and struggled to find my place.
Synonyms
3
7.0
Not held in place and often feels unstable or uncertain
2
4.3
Weather that often changes, bringing rain or strong wind
2
4.2
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
1
6.8
Having no firm base or sense of belonging
Not attached or held in place so it can move
Not attached to a frame or backing
An object that has no base or support and cannot stand upright
Has no supports or braces to hold it steady
Not held firm by supports, like a wall or shelter, and likely to fall
Antonyms
How Rooted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unrooted comes from un- 'not' plus root, like a plant root or a home base; imagine a person who moves often and has no roots. So unrooted describes someone or something that is not settled or has no strong connection to a place.