English dictionary

relative

/'r/E/l/@/t/I/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

adj.all

Examples
A relative stranger.

Synonyms comparative

Antonyms absolute

Source: WordNet 3.0
Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not <i>relative</i> to the subject.

adjective

Source: webster1913

a person related by blood or marriage

noun.person

Examples
Police are searching for relatives of the deceased.

Synonyms relation

Source: WordNet 3.0
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

noun.animal

Synonyms congenator congener congeneric

Source: WordNet 3.0
One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation.

noun

Source: webster1913