Latin · suffix
-aris
relating to
Words sharing this root
ancillaryProviding support to a main activity, system, or organization.angularHaving or involving sharply meeting lines or surfaces.annularShaped like a ring.articularRelating to joints where bones meet.auricularRelating to an ear or ear-shaped structure.auxiliarySomething additional that provides supporting help.capillaryA very narrow tube or vessel through which fluid can pass.cellularComposed of small enclosed units.cellularRelating to mobile telephone networks or service.cerebrovascularRelating to the blood vessels in the brain.circularGoing around in a complete loop.consularRelating to a government official who assists citizens abroad.crepuscularRelating to twilight.exemplaryServing as an example for others.familiarWell known through repeated personal contact.familiarA spirit or creature believed to assist a witch.familiarityClose knowledge gained through repeated contact.insularOf an island separated from the surrounding world.interstellarExisting, occurring, or traveling between stars.jocularPlayful and fond of joking.jocularityCheerfulness expressed through jokes and humor.jugularA major neck vein carrying blood toward the heart.linearExtending along a single line or direction.linearDescribing a mathematical relationship in which variables occur only to the first power and are not multiplied together.lobarRelating to a lobe of an organ.lumbarOf the lower portion of the back.lunarRelating to the moon.milRelating to the military, in abbreviated usage.militaryA nation's armed forces, or relating to armed forces and warfare.modularMade from standardized units that can be combined or separated.molarA large back tooth used for grinding food.ocularRelating to the eye or vision.particularSpecific and distinct from others.peculiarDifferent from what is usual, often in an odd or distinctive way.perpendicularAt a right angle to a line or surface.plantarRelating to the sole of the foot.polarRelating to either of two opposite poles.popularLiked or admired by many people.popularIntended for ordinary people rather than specialists or elites.popularityThe state of being liked or supported by many people.regularConforming to an established recurring pattern.salutaryProducing a beneficial or corrective effect.scholarA person with deep knowledge who engages in academic study or research.scholarA student awarded financial support for education.secularNot religious or controlled by religious institutions.secularLasting or occurring over a very long period.secularNot bound by the rules of a monastic religious order.singularBeing one rather than multiple.solarAssociated with the sun or its energy.stellarPertaining to stars.triangularHaving three connected corners.unicellularConsisting of a single cell.vascularRelating to vessels or tissues that carry fluids in an organism.vehicularRelating to vehicles or their movement.vulgarCommon among or characteristic of ordinary people.vulgarLacking refinement or good taste.