re·la·tion·ship (r -l sh n-sh p )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. |
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
Relationshipthe condition of close relationship.
Cf. consanguinity. See also
marriage.
a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. — agnate, agnatic, adj.
relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation.
friendship or harmony between individuals or groups. Also called comity.
a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate. — cognate, — cognatic, adj.
relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation. — cognate, adj.
amity.
a thing or person of the same kind as another.
blood relationship. Cf. affinity.
cousins collectively or as a group or class.
the maternal relationship.
an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor.
1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.
family relationship or other close tie or relationship.
line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry.
descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.
relationship or descent through the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — patrilineal, patrilinear, adj.
Ancient Greece. fellowship or brotherhood bound by solemn oath.
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| 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"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" |
| 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 |
| 3. | relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countriesstate - 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" 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 |
| 4. | relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoptionrelation - 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" affinity - (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship parentage, birth - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents brotherhood - the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings |
relationship
Translationsrelationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n →
relación f;
(
personal) →
relaciones fpl (also:
family relationship) →
parentesco relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] relation
n →
rapport m,
lien m (=
personal ties);
relations fpl,
rapports;
they have a good relationship →
ils s'entendent bien relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] relation
n →
Beziehung f;
(between countries) → Beziehungen pl;
relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n →
rapporto (=
personal ties);
rapporti mpl;
relazioni fpl (also:
family relationship) →
legami mpl di parentela (=
affair);
relazione f;