relative
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1. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | being, organism, |
| definition | : | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops) |
2. a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | descendant, descendent, |
| definition | : | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | family, kin, kinsperson, |
| definition | : | a person having kinship with another or others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | kinsman, |
| definition | : | a male relative (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | kinswoman, |
| definition | : | a female relative (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | kissing cousin, kissing kin, |
| definition | : | a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | next of kin, |
| definition | : | the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | second cousin, |
| definition | : | a child of a first cousin (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sib, sibling, |
| definition | : | a person's brother or sister (noun.person) |
3. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete (adj.all)
| similar | : | relational, |
| definition | : | having a relation or being related (adj.all) |
4. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' (adj.all)
| similar | : | proportionate, |
| definition | : | being in due proportion (adj.all) |
5. a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person)
| derivation | : | human relationship, relationship, |
| definition | : | a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | relationship, |
| definition | : | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) (noun.state) |
6. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete (adj.all)
| antonym | : | absolute, |
| definition | : | perfect or complete or pure (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | relativity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | compare, |
| definition | : | examine and note the similarities or differences of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | compare, equate, liken, |
| definition | : | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous (verb.cognition) |
7. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' (adj.all)
| derivation | : | relativity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else (noun.attribute) |
8. a person related by blood or marriage (noun.person)
| derivation | : | human relationship, relationship, |
| definition | : | a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) (noun.linkdef) |
| derivation | : | relationship, |
| definition | : | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) (noun.state) |
9. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete (adj.all)
| antonym | : | absolute, |
| definition | : | perfect or complete or pure (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | relativity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | compare, |
| definition | : | examine and note the similarities or differences of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | compare, equate, liken, |
| definition | : | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous (verb.cognition) |
10. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' (adj.all)
| derivation | : | relativity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else (noun.attribute) |
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