relationship

re·la·tion·ship  (r-lshn-shp)

n.

1. The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.

2. Connection by blood or marriage; kinship.

3. A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other: has a close relationship with his siblings.

4. A romantic or sexual involvement.

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relationship

Noun

1. the dealings and feelings that exist between people or groups

2. an emotional or sexual affair

3. the connection between two things: the relationship between exercise and mental health

4. association by blood or marriage

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Relationship

See also children; father; mother; parents; wife.

affinity

the condition of close relationship. Cf. consanguinity. See also marriage.

agnate

a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. — agnate, agnatic, adj.

agnation

relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.

amity

friendship or harmony between individuals or groups. Also called comity.

cognate

a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate. — cognate, — cognatic, adj.

cognation

relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation. — cognate, adj.

comity

amity.

congener

a thing or person of the same kind as another.

consanguinity

blood relationship. Cf. affinity.

cousinry

cousins collectively or as a group or class.

enation

the maternal relationship.

epigone

an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor.

filiation

1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.

kinship

family relationship or other close tie or relationship.

lineage

line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.

matriliny

descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.

patriliny

relationship or descent through the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.

synomosy

Ancient Greece. fellowship or brotherhood bound by solemn oath.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relationship - a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children" human relationship relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together partnership - a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government" personal relation, personal relationship - a relation between persons
	2.	relationship - a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" anaclisis - (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure love affair, romance - a relationship between two lovers sexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy
	3.	relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" business relationship, account - a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" acquaintanceship, acquaintance - a relationship less intimate than friendship affiliation, tie-up, tie, association - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" assimilation - the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family friendly relationship, friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly) membership - the state of being a member subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others
	4.	relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption family relationship, kinship relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings phylogenetic relation, affinity - (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" filiation, line of descent, lineage, descent - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors affinity - (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship blood kinship, consanguinity, cognation - (anthropology) related by blood parentage, birth - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents fatherhood, paternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the father motherhood, maternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother sisterhood, sistership - the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings brotherhood - the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings marital bed, marital relationship - the relationship between wife and husband

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relationship

noun 1. association, bond, communications, connection, conjunction, affinity, rapport, kinship

noun 2. affair, romance, liaison, amour, intrigue

noun 3. connection, link, proportion, parallel, ratio, similarity, tie-up, correlation

Translations

relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n → relación f;

(personal) → relaciones fpl (also: family relationship) → parentesco

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relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] relation n → rapport m, lien m (= personal ties); relations fpl, rapports;

(also: family relationship) → lien de parenté (= affair); liaison f;

they have a good relationship → ils s'entendent bien

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relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] relation n → Beziehung f;

(between countries) → Beziehungen pl;

(affair) → Verhältnis nt;

they have a good relationship relation → sie haben ein gutes Verhältnis zueinander

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relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n → rapporto (= personal ties); rapporti mpl; relazioni fpl (also: family relationship) → legami mpl di parentela (= affair); relazione f;

they have a good relationship → vanno molto d'accordo