re·la·tion·ship (r -l  sh n-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. |
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
Relationship
the 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.
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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 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" 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 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 |
relationship
Translations
relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n → relación f;
(personal) → relaciones fpl (also: family relationship) → parentesco
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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