relative
IPA: rˈɛɫʌtɪv
noun
- Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.
- (figurative) Something kindred or related to something else.
- (linguistics) A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
adjective
- Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
- (computing, of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
- (grammar) Depending on an antecedent; comparative.
- (music) Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- (archaic or rare) Relevant; pertinent; related.
- Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
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Examples of "relative" in Sentences
- The provision is relative to the need.
- The interior is relatively featureless.
- Ambergris is relatively nonreactive to acid.
- The web connects the relatively rigid members.
- Also, they reassure the patient of the relatives.
- Director was a relative latecomer to the project.
- Adhesion of the peritoneum is a relative contraindication.
- Compared to the rest of Namibia, it is relatively underdeveloped.
- The wing and tail are relatively short and the bill is comparatively long.
- The Golden Cloud is a relatively new variety as compared to the Meteor Minnow.
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