cheer- root words — words with the cheer- root

The root cheer- comes from Greek cara, meaning face. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including cheered, cheerfully, cheerfulness, cheerier, cheering, cheery, cheerily, cheeriness, cheerless, cheerlessly, cheerlessness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cheer- root

Explore words with cheer- — words containing the cheer- root and sharing its sense of "face". Examples include cheered, cheerfully, cheerfulness, cheerier, cheering, cheery, cheerily, cheeriness, cheerless, cheerlessly, cheerlessness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cheer- root means face, from Greek cara. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.