What does relative mean?
Definitions for relative
ˈrɛl ə tɪvrel·a·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
relative, relation(noun)
a person related by blood or marriage
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
relative, congener, congenator, congeneric(adj)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
relative, comparative(adj)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
"a relative stranger"
proportional, relative(adj)
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"
Wiktionary
relative(Noun)
Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Etymology: From relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of refero, from re- + fero
relative(Adjective)
Relevant; pertinent
Etymology: From relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of refero, from re- + fero
relative(Adjective)
Connected to or depending on something else; not absolute; comparative.
Etymology: From relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of refero, from re- + fero
relative(Adjective)
That relates to an antecedent
Etymology: From relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of refero, from re- + fero
relative(Adjective)
Having the same key but differing in being major or minor
Etymology: From relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of refero, from re- + fero
Webster Dictionary
Relative(adj)
having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Relative(adj)
arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Relative(adj)
indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Relative(adj)
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
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Relative(noun)
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
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Relative(noun)
a person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Relative(noun)
a relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives "who", "which", "that"
Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Relative
rel′a-tiv, adj. having relation: respecting: not absolute or existing by itself: considered as belonging to something else: (gram.) expressing relation.—n. that which has relation to something else: a relation: (gram.) a pronoun which relates to something before, called its antecedent.—adj. Relatī′val (or Rel′atival).—adv. Rel′atively.—ns. Rel′ativeness, Relativ′ity.—Relativity of human knowledge, the doctrine that the nature and extent of our knowledge is determined not merely by the qualities of the objects known, but necessarily by the conditions of our cognitive powers.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Relative
Indicating the relation between two or more things without reference to absolute value of any one of them. Thus one lamp may be of relatively double resistance compared to another, but this states nothing of the resistance in ohms of either lamp.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
relative
The bearing of a target measured in the horizontal from the bow of one
Editors Contribution
relative
A person connected by marriage or form of family relationship.
We are all family together on this planet united working to achieve human rights, sustainable development goals and shared prosperity for everyone.
Submitted by MaryC on April 1, 2020relative
Being connected or related.
The data received was relative to the understanding of what is currently occurring and we all understand what is required to be changed to ensure the output is changed.
Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relative' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2553
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relative' in Nouns Frequency: #1223
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relative' in Adjectives Frequency: #342
Anagrams for relative »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of relative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of relative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of relative in a Sentence
We are seeing more e-commerce related tenants and we are going to see this market adapt to those needs, the quality of asset you can get versus what you get in western Europe is higher for the same relative price.
Learning builds daily accumulation, but the prictice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it. One who meddles with the world loses it.
We should welcome and be relieved in relative terms, but markets should be prepared for...an uncertain and messy implementation process.
It’s protective up to the serving sizes that we’ve identified. We are saying three dairy and we are saying around one portion of red meat [a day], or white meat, relative to carbs, I would say that saturated fat is beneficial — it’s pretty clear from this data.
Under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on Iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities and arms trafficking.
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Translations for relative
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- قريبة, قريب, نسبيArabic
- relatiu, parentCatalan, Valencian
- relativní, vztažný, příbuznýCzech
- ближикаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- beslægtet, relativ, pårørende, frændeDanish
- vergleichsweise, Verwandte, Verwandter, relativGerman
- συγκριτικός, σχετικός, οικείος, συγγενήςGreek
- parencoEsperanto
- pariente, relativoSpanish
- relatiivne, suhteline, sugulaneEstonian
- فامیل, نزدیکان, نسبیPersian
- relatiivinen, suhteellinen, sukulainenFinnish
- parent, relative, relatif, géniteur, génitriceFrench
- gaol, duine muintearthaIrish
- caraid, dàimheachScottish Gaelic
- parenteGalician
- रिश्तेदारHindi
- relatív, rokon, viszonylagosHungarian
- յուրային, բարեկամ, ազգականArmenian
- bertalian, nisbi, relatif, kerabatIndonesian
- parento, parentino, parentulo, relat-antaIdo
- ættingiIcelandic
- familiare, congiunto, parente, relativoItalian
- 関係詞, 身内, 相対的, 親戚Japanese
- ნათესავიGeorgian
- 親戚, 친척Korean
- نسبیKurdish
- relativus, pignusLatin
- pākanga, huāngaMāori
- роднинаMacedonian
- familielid, bloedverwant, relatiefDutch
- slektningNorwegian Nynorsk
- relativ, slektningNorwegian
- hakʼéíNavajo, Navaho
- krewna, relatywny, krewnyPolish
- relativo, parentePortuguese
- relativRomanian
- релятивный, относительный, родственница, родственникRussian
- rod, родSerbo-Croatian
- släkting, relativSwedish
- ndugu, akraba, jamaaSwahili
- உறவினர்Tamil
- బంధువుTelugu
- ญาติพี่น้อง, ญาติThai
- akrabaTurkish
- رشتہ دارUrdu
- thân nhân, người thân, họ hàngVietnamese
- jiröletan, röletan, hiröletanVolapük
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