Definitions for relationship
rɪˈleɪ ʃənˌʃɪpre·la·tion·ship

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. relationship, human relationship(noun)

   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. relationship(noun)

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

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

3. relationship(noun)

   a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

4. kinship, family relationship, relationship(noun)

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. relationship(Noun)

   Connection or association; the condition of being related.

2. relationship(Noun)

   Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

3. relationship(Noun)

   A romantic or sexual involvement.

4. relationship(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Relationship(noun)

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

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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  

2. 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  

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Kristie Overstreet:

   Every couple should take preventive measures to maintain health in their relationship, just like going to the gym, if couples don't work their relational and emotional' muscles,' they become un-toned, weak and create more of a chance of damage being done to their relationship.

2. EMEASOBA GEORGE:

   God is all in all (supreme, everything to everyone, the indwelling and controlling factor of life). Yes! you heard me right as ever, no human is actually your all in all, because no human can solve all your problems. That is to say, no human is absolutely necessary (you can survive without any human but, you cannot survive without God Almighty and you cannot succeed in doing anything successfully without him, John 15:5). No matter your relationship with the person in question and no matter how rich or influential he or she seems to you, QED. -Emeasoba George

3. Shinzo Abe:

   Now our bilateral relationship is more robust than ever.

4. Paul Hokemeyer:

   The goal (of psychotherapy) is for the patient to internalize the reparative relationship with their clinician. The Wall Street Journal

5. Tracy Stewart:

   As your salaries increase and your relationship grows, you can reassess how much each is paying for things every few years.

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