Relative (IPA: /ˈɹɛɫətɪv/)
| Relative (a.) |
Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject. |
| Relative (a.) |
Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute. |
| Relative (a.) |
Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun. |
| Relative (a.) |
Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other. |
| Relative (n.) |
One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation. |
| Relative (n.) |
A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman. |
| Relative (n.) |
A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives "LFT who RHT", "LFT which RHT", "LFT that RHT". |
| Relative |
Painting by Sam Gilliam |
| Relative Synonyms |
Relational, Comparative |
| Relative Synonyms |
Proportionate, Proportional |
| Relative Synonyms |
Congeneric, Congenator, Congener |
| Relative Synonyms |
Relation |
Relative Rhymes
Relative |
| Spanish Translation |
Relative in Spanish is Relativo |
| Tagalog Translation |
Relative in Tagalog is Kamag-anak |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Nature has no cure for this sort of madness, though I have known a legacy from a rich relative work wonders." - F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Noise pollution is a relative thing. In a city it's a jet plane taking off. In a monastery it's a pen that scratches." - Robert Orben |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Power is always a relative concept ."”the illithid Yharaskrik" - R. A. Salvatore |
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