/ Dictionary / Index R rootless: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: root•less Pronunciation: (rt'lis, root'-), [key] — adj. having no roots. having no basis of stability; unsteady: a rootless feeling resulting from economic and social change. having no place or position in society; not in accord with the environment: the homeless, rootless wanderer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rootless (Thesaurus) root knot rootlet Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language