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by some understood relationship

2 : connected through membership in the same family

— re·lat·ed·ness noun

Synonyms

akin, kindred; also associated, connected; alike, analogous, comparable, correspondent, corresponding, like, matching, parallel, resembling, similar, such, suchlike; identical, same; germane, pertinent, relevant

Antonyms

unrelated

re·la·tion noun 1 : NARRATION, ACCOUNT

2 : an aspect or quality (as resemblance) that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind : CONNECTION, RELATIONSHIP

3 : connection by blood or marriage : KINSHIP; also : RELATIVE

4 : REFERENCE, RESPECT

5 : the state of being mutually interested or involved (as in social or commercial matters)

6 plural : commercial, professional, public, or personal business : DEALINGS

7 plural : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

— re·la·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

[2] association, bearing, connection, kinship, liaison, linkage, relationship—more at CONNECTION

relations [6] dealings, intercourse; also interrelationship

re·la·tion·ship noun : the state of being related or interrelated

Synonyms

association, bearing, connection, kinship, liaison, linkage, relation—more at CONNECTION

affiliation, alliance, association, collaboration, confederation, connection, cooperation, hookup, liaison, partnership, relation, union—more at ASSOCIATION

1relative noun 1 : a word referring grammatically to an antecedent

2 : a thing having a relation to or a dependence upon another thing

3 : a person connected with another by blood or marriage

Synonyms

kin, kinsman, relation; also in-law; kinswoman; blood, clan, family, folk, house, kindred, kinfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe

2relative adjective 1 : introducing a subordinate clause qualifying an expressed or implied antecedent <~ pronoun>; also : introduced by such a connective <~ clause>

2 : having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand : PERTINENT

3 : not absolute or independent : COMPARATIVE

4 : expressed as the ratio of the specified quantity to the total magnitude or to the mean of all quantities involved

— rel·a·tive·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relevant—more at PERTINENT

[3] approximate, comparative, near—more at COMPARATIVE

relative humidity noun : the ratio of the amount of water vapor actually present in the air to the greatest amount possible at the same temperature

rel·a·tive·ly adverb : to a relative degree or extent

Synonyms

fairly, kind of, like, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat, sort of

rel·a·tiv·is·tic adjective 1 : of, relating to, or characterized by relativity

2 : moving at a velocity that is a significant fraction of the speed of light so that effects predicted by the theory of relativity become evident

— rel·a·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly adverb

rel·a·tiv·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being relative

2 : a theory in physics that considers mass and energy to be equivalent and that predicts changes in mass, dimension, and time which are related to speed but are noticeable esp. at speeds approaching that of light

re·lax verb 1 : to make or become less firm, tense, or rigid

2 : to make less severe or strict

3 : to seek rest or recreation

— re·lax·er noun

Synonyms

[1] ease, loosen, slack, slacken—more at SLACKEN

[3] bask, loll, lounge, repose, rest—more at REST

re·laxed 1 : freed from or lacking in precision or stringency

2 : set or being at rest or at ease

3 : easy of manner

Synonyms

[1] easygoing, flexible, lax, loose, slack, unrestrained, unrestricted—more at EASYGOING

[2] comfortable, snug—more at COMFORTABLE

1relaxant adjective : of, relating to, or producing relaxation

2relaxant noun : a relaxing agent; especially : a drug that induces muscular relaxation

re·lax·ation noun 1 : the act of relaxing or state of being relaxed : a lessening of tension

2 : a relaxing or recreative state, activity, or pastime

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