rootedness


root·ed·ness

R0302500 (ro͞o′tĭd-nĭs, ro͝ot′ĭd-)n. The quality or state of having roots, especially of being firmly established, settled, or entrenched: "stories that give ... a sense of rootedness and place" (Pat Conroy).

rootedness

(ˈruːtɪdnɪs) nthe state or quality of being rooted or well-grounded