relative

rel·a·tive  (rl-tv)

adj.

1. Having pertinence or relevance; connected or related.

2. Considered in comparison with something else: the relative quiet of the suburbs.

3. Dependent on or interconnected with something else; not absolute. See Synonyms at dependent.

4. Grammar Referring to or qualifying an antecedent, as the pronoun who in the man who was on TV or that in the dictionary that I use.

5. Music Having the same key signature. Used of major and minor scales and keys: A minor is the relative minor of C major.

n.

1. One related by kinship, common origin, or marriage.

2. Something having a relation or connection to something else.

3. Grammar A relative pronoun.

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[Middle English, from Old French relatif, from Late Latin reltvus, from Latin reltus, past participle of referre, to relate; see relate.]

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rela·tive·ness n.

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relative

Adjective

1. true to a certain degree or extent: a zone of relative affluence

2. having significance only in relation to something else: time is relative

3. relative to in proportion to: it will benefit from high growth in earnings relative to prices

4. respective: the relative qualities of speed and accuracy

5. relevant: the facts relative to the enquiry

6. Grammar of a clause ([relative clause]) that modifies a noun or pronoun occurring earlier in the sentence

7. Grammar of or belonging to a class of words, such as who, which, or that, which function as conjunctions introducing relative clauses

Noun

a person who is related by blood or marriage

relatively adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relative - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" relation individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin - the child of your aunt or uncle descendant, descendent - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race in-law, relative-in-law - a relative by marriage blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib - one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another kin, kinsperson, family - a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib - one related on the mother's side agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib - one related on the father's side kinsman - a male relative kinswoman - a female relative kissing cousin, kissing kin - a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss next of kin - the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" second cousin - a child of a first cousin sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage
	2.	relative - an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) congenator, congeneric, congener organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Adj.	1.	relative - estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger" comparative absolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
	2.	relative - properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" proportional proportionate - being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"

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relative

noun 1. relation, connection, kinsman or kinswoman, member of your or the family, rellie Austral. (slang)

adjective 2. comparative,

adjective 3. corresponding, respective, reciprocal

adjective 4. (with to) in proportion to, corresponding to, proportionate to, proportional to

Translations

relative [ˈrɛlətɪv] n → pariente m/f; familiar m/f

adj → relativo

relative [ˈrɛlətɪv] n → parent(e)

adj → relatif/ive (= respective); respectif/ive;

all her relatives → toute sa famille

relative [ˈrɛlətɪv] n → Verwandte(r) f(m)

adj → relativ;

all her relatives → ihre ganze Verwandtschaft;

relative to → im Vergleich zu;

it's all relative → es ist alles relativ

relative [ˈrɛlətɪv] n → parente m/f

adj → relativo/a (= respective); rispettivo/a