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relative
- /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/
- /rɪˈleː.ʈɪʋ/ India
Where it comes from
From Middle French relatif, from Late Latin relātīvus, from Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“to carry back, to ascribe”), from re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear or carry”). By surface analysis, relate + -ive.
adjective rel.
- Connected to or depending on something else; comparative. We've been discussing the relative merits of various methods of transportation.
- Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form. The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/index.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
- Depending on an antecedent; comparative. The words “big” and “small” are relative.
- Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- Relevant; pertinent; related. relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
- Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
Similar: comparative, conditional, limited · Opposite: absolute, unlimited
adverb rel.
- Alternative form of relatively In 1924 it moved to a commonious campus at Stockton. Like other Californian colleges, however, it decided to remain a relative small institution.
noun relatives · rel.
- Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives.
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Something kindred or related to something else.
Similar: cousin
- A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comparative, proportionate, relational, relation, qualifying, proportional, congener, congenator, compare, comparison, comparable, comparatively, commensurate, corresponding, relatively, correspondent
adjective
Similar: comparative, conditional, limited · Opposite: absolute, unlimited
Translations
Every language
adj conditional; depending on something else
| Español | relativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상대적(相對的)이다 sangdaejeog-ida |
| 日本語 | 相対的 sōtaiteki |
| 中文 | 有關的 /有关的 yǒuguān de, 相對的 /相对的 xiāngduì de, 關連的 /关连的 guānlián de |
| हिन्दी | सापेक्ष sāpekṣ |
| Português | relativo |
| Français | relatif |
| Deutsch | vergleichsweise, relativ |
| Italiano | relativo |
| Ελληνικά | σχετικός schetikós, συγκριτικός sygkritikós |
| Română | relativ |
| Русский | относи́тельный otnosítelʹnyj, реляти́вный reljatívnyj |
| العربية | نِسْبِيّ nisbiyy |
noun someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family
| Español | familiar, pariente, parienta, parentela, deudo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 친척 chincheok |
| 日本語 | 親戚 shinseki, 身内 miuchi |
| 中文 | 親戚 /亲戚 |
| हिन्दी | रिश्तेदार riśtedār, नातेदार nātedār, संबंधी sambandhī |
| Kiswahili | ndugu, jamaa, akraba |
| Português | parente, parenta |
| Français | parent |
| Deutsch | Verwandter, Blutsverwandter, Verwandte, Blutsverwandte, Angehöriger, Angehörige |
| Italiano | parente, congiunto, congiunta, familiare, parentado, parentela |
| Ελληνικά | συγγενής syngenís, οικείος oikeíos |
| Română | rudă |
| Русский | ро́дственник ródstvennik, ро́дственница ródstvennica, ро́дич ródič, соро́дич soródič, своя́к svoják, родня́ rodnjá |
| Tiếng Việt | họ hàng, người thân, thân nhân |
| العربية | قَرِيب qarīb, قَرِيبَة qarība, أَقْرِبَاء ʔaqribāʔ, أَقارِبُ ʔaqāribu |
| עברית | קָרוֹב karóv, קְרוֹבָה k'rová |
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title = {relative},
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