Definitions for RELATIONSHIP
rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪpre·la·tion·ship

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. relationship, human relationshipnoun

   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)

   "the relationship between mothers and their children"

2. relationshipnoun

   a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)

   "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"

3. relationshipnoun

   a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

4. kinship, family relationship, relationshipnoun

   (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. relationshipnoun

   Connection or association; the condition of being related.

2. relationshipnoun

   Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

3. relationshipnoun

   A romantic or sexual involvement.

4. relationshipnoun

   The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. Relationshipnoun

   the state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Relationship

   An archaeological relationship is the position in space and by implication, in time, of an object or context with respect to another. This is determined, not by linear measurement but by determining the sequence of their deposition - which arrived before the other. The key to this is stratigraphy.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. relationship

   A couple who have a kind and romantic connection.

   We are in our relationship now for a year and choose to marry each other.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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   relationship

   The kind way people communicate and behave with each other.

   Their relationship was one of mutual respect, love, support and passion.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RELATIONSHIP' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #755

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RELATIONSHIP' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1362

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RELATIONSHIP' in Nouns Frequency: #200

How to pronounce RELATIONSHIP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say RELATIONSHIP in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RELATIONSHIP in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RELATIONSHIP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of RELATIONSHIP in a Sentence

1. Chris Rock:

   When you’re in a relationship, you’re in a band, and when you’re in a band, you have roles that you play in the band. Sometimes you sing lead and sometimes you’re on tambourine. And if you’re on tambourine, play it right … ‘ cause nobody wants to see a mad tambourine player.

2. Mr Staley:

   He was already a client. The relationship was maintained during my time at JPMorgan, but as I left Morgan it tapered off quite significantly.

3. Susan Rice:

   It's destructive to the fabric of the relationship, it's always been bipartisan. We need to keep it that way.

4. John Cena:

   As of now, there are said to be no official plans to pick up the wedding planning, but the couple, who were recently spotted out together in San Diego where they shared a home, appears to be focused on moving their relationship forward. The news of the couple's reconciliation comes just a few days after the most recent episode of Total Bellas aired on Sunday night. In the episode, while in the middle of planning their vineyard wedding, Nikki Bella and John Cena made the hard decision to call off the wedding while the cameras were rolling. The 34-year-old reality star was captured crying as she explained to John Cena that she wanted to be a mother. I'll never force you not to be a mom, i thought I could really sacrifice that but I just ca n’t.

5. Cindy McCain:

   My husband and Vice President Biden enjoyed a 30 + year friendship dating back to before their years serving together in the Senate, so I was honored to accept the invitation from the Vice President Biden campaign to participate in a video celebrating their relationship.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RELATIONSHIP
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Relationship
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RELATIONSHIP
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=RELATIONSHIP