relative

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
2. (not-comparable) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
3. (not-comparable) Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
4. (not-comparable) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
5. (archaic, not-comparable, rare) Relevant; pertinent; related.
6. (not-comparable) Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

Adv

Alternative form of relatively.

Noun

1. Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
2. (figuratively) Something kindred or related to something else.
3. A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.

Synonyms

kinsman

relation

kin

relatives

kindred

family member

kinsfolk

family

👪

comparative

kinfolk

brother

👨‍👦

concerning

cousin

friend

kinsmen

proportional

dependant

relational

sister

👩‍👧

cognate

parent

kinswoman

regarding

conditional

relevant

sibling

kith

congeneric

congener

next of kin

correlative

pertinent

congenator

in relation

fellow-clansman

fellow-tribesman

related

relative pronoun

respective

sib

specific

close relationship

close relative

kinsperson

one’s people

related by blood

someone to rely on

relatival

community

family relations

Translations

parent

pariente

relatif

parente

relativo

relativo

relatief

Verwandter

relativ

relativo

Verwandte

akraba

parente

betrekkelijk

verwant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French relatif, from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“to carry back, to ascribe”), from re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear or carry”).

Sentences

When relative peace returned , Lewis entered politics .