rootless
/ˈrutləs/
adjective
- Having no permanent home or place to belong; wandering or unsettled.
- Many rootless young people find comfort in online communities where they feel accepted.
- After years of moving from city to city, he felt rootless and longed for a place to call home.
- The rootless traveler never stayed in one country for more than a few months.
- Having no connection to a particular culture, tradition, or family history.
- Growing up in a multicultural family, she sometimes felt rootless, not fully belonging to any one culture.
- He described his childhood as rootless, with no family stories or heirlooms to pass down.
- The novel tells the story of a rootless generation that has lost touch with its ancestral traditions.
- Having no basis or foundation; not supported by evidence or reason.
- The rumor was completely rootless and spread only through social media.
- Her fears about the exam were rootless, as she had studied thoroughly.
- The journalist warned against publishing rootless claims without verification.