root word rootwise • rootworm · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · root word · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. Synonyms: root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical. Example: "Thematic vowels are part of the stem." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · root · · Synonym 1 base · · Synonym 2 stem · · Synonym 3 theme · · Synonym 4 radical · · Synonym 5 Characters · · space U+0020 d latin small letter d U+0064 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077