stress- root words — words with the stress- root

The root stress- comes from Latin stringere, meaning draw tight. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including strict, strictly, strain, strains, stress, stressed, stresses, stressing, stringent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stress- root

Explore words with stress- — words containing the stress- root and sharing its sense of "draw tight". Examples include strict, strictly, strain, strains, stress, stressed, stresses, stressing, stringent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does stress- mean?

The stress- root means draw tight, from Latin stringere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.