Definitions for relative

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relative rel·a·tive

Spelling: [rel-uh-tiv]

IPA: /ˈrɛl ə tɪv/

Relative is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 310 anagrams from letters in relative (aeeilrtv).

Definitions for relative

noun

1. a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
2. something having, or standing in, some relation or connection to something else.
3. something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature, size, etc. (opposed to absolute).
4. Grammar. a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb.

adjective

1. considered in relation to something else; comparative:
2. existing or having its specific nature only by relation to something else; not absolute or independent:
3. having relation or connection.
4. having reference or regard; relevant; pertinent (usually followed by to):
5. correspondent; proportionate:
6. (of a term, name, etc.) depending for significance upon something else:
7. Grammar. noting or pertaining to a word that introduces a subordinate clause of which it is, or is a part of, the subject or predicate and that refers to an expressed or implied element of the principal clause (the antecedent), as the relative pronoun who in He's the man who saw you or the relative adverb where in This is the house where she was born. noting or pertaining to a relative clause.

Origin of relative

1350-1400; Middle English relatif (noun) (Middle French) Late Latin relātīvus (adj.); see relate, -ive

Examples for relative

But relative to centuries past, America is a marvel of domestic tranquility.

He was another friend, and even a relative, of the "illustrious master."

To her, the relative importance of the farm to Billy was as simple as a problem in addition.

Parents who want to transfer custody of a child to someone other than a relative must seek permission from a judge.

While traveling this holiday season, a relative and I were pulled over by a police officer.

"My relative believes that Mr. Harkless is still alive," said Meredith.

Of course, this is The Comeback, and so "success" is a relative word.

One chemical test involves measuring the relative amount of deuterium in water.

I might be said to be without a friend, or relative, in the world.

This proprietor was a man of great opulence, and a relative of Naomi.