radical vs word form

word form vs radical

radical and word form both are nouns.

radical is an adjective but word form is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radical	Yes	Yes	No	No
word form	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, word form is a hypernym of radical; that is, word form is a word with a broader meaning than radical:

radical: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
word form: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

Other hypernyms of radical include descriptor, form, signifier.

radical (noun)	word form (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram	the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a person who has radical ideas or opinions
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

radical (adjective)	word form (adjective)
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
arising from or going to the root or source
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
markedly new or introducing radical change

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