Definitions for relative
ˈrɛl ə tɪvrel·a·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.9 / 7 votes

1. relative, relationnoun

   a person related by blood or marriage

   "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

2. relative, congener, congenator, congenericadjective

   an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

3. relative, comparativeadjective

   estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

   "a relative stranger"

4. proportional, relativeadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relativenoun

   Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

2. relativeadjective

   Relevant; pertinent

3. relativeadjective

   Connected to or depending on something else; not absolute; comparative.

4. relativeadjective

   That relates to an antecedent

5. relativeadjective

   Having the same key but differing in being major or minor

6. Etymology: From relativus, from relatus, perfect passive participle of refero, from re- + fero

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Relativeadjective

   Etymology: relativus, Lat. relatif, Fr.

   1. Having relation; respecting.

   Not only simple ideas and substances, but modes are positive beings; though the parts of which they consist, are very often relative one to another. John Locke.

   2. Considered not absolutely, but as belonging to, or respecting something else.

   The ecclesiastical, as well as the civil governour, has cause to pursue the same methods of confirming himself; the grounds of government being founded upon the same bottom of nature in both, though the circumstances and relative considerations of the persons may differ. South.

   Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such relation to the whole. South.

   Wholesome and unwholesome are relative, not real qualities. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   3. Particular; positive; close in connection. Not in use.

   I’ll have grounds
   More relative than this. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

2. Relativenoun

   1. Relation; kinsman.

   ’Tis an evil dutifulness in friends and relatives, to suffer one to perish without reproof. Taylor.

   2. Pronoun answering to an antecedent.

   Learn the right joining of substantives with adjectives, and the relative with the antecedent. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

   3. Somewhat respecting something else.

   When the mind so considers one thing, that it sets it by another, and carries its view from one to the other, this is relation and respect; and the denominations given to positive things, intimating that respect, are relatives. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relative

   Relative is an adjective describing something existing or considered in relation to something else, depending on point of view or frame of reference. It can also be a noun referring to a person or thing connected with another by blood or marriage. They are considered in terms of comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree. In other words, it is something's importance, size, value etc. compared to other things.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Relativeadjective

   having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject

2. Relativeadjective

   arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute

3. Relativeadjective

   indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun

4. Relativeadjective

   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

5. Relativenoun

   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

6. Relativenoun

   a person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman

7. Relativenoun

   a relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives "who", "which", "that"

8. Etymology: [F. relatif, L. relativus. See Relate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relative

   The bearing of a target measured in the horizontal from the bow of one

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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, 2020  

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   relative

   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  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'relative' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2553

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'relative' in Nouns Frequency: #1223

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'relative' in Adjectives Frequency: #342

Anagrams for relative »

1. levirate

How to pronounce relative?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of relative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of relative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of relative in a Sentence

1. Katelyn Allers:

   On Earth, for example, say you have a cloud being blown by some wind, if you're looking down at Earth from space, you could measure the speed of a continent as it rotates in and out of view and a different speed for the cloud as it rotates in and out of view. And that difference in speed occurs because wind has pushed that cloud relative to the surface.

2. John Williams:

   I'm not as worried about a recession as some of my colleagues in the private sector, i still see the probability of a recession this year or next year as being not elevated relative to any year.

3. Jeff Hudson:

   High-grade corporate credit should be fine, but everything is seeking new levels relative to monetary policy and uncertainty globally, we're in the early innings of whatever this reset is going to be.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   DoubleLine Total Return and DoubleLine Core Fixed income continued their strong relative performance in January, after outperforming peers in 2015, the funds have performed well with less volatility, which is particularly appealing to investors in an uncertain bond market and with a flight to quality.

5. Bruce Bond:

   The whole idea is very simple, but it's profound: It's the ability to know upfront what your outcomes will be relative to what the S&P 500 does over the next year.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=relative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Relative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=relative
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=relative
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=relative
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf