relationship
/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/noun4 syllables
Relationship means: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption.
Synonyms for relationship5
noun, as in (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
noun, as in 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)
What does relationship mean?4
noun
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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”
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)“he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship”
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Relationship in a sentence
- If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.fekundulo
- In general, the relationship between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.AlanF_US
- Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.carlosalberto
- Finally, their friendship ended and their close relationship disappeared.CM
- After the incident, our relationship underwent a sudden change.Amastan
- At the beginning of their relationship, everything seemed fine.Hybrid
- In a platonic relationship, there is no jealousy.Amastan
- Individual genes specify individual functions, but the relationship between genes enables physiology.carlosalberto
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Forms of relationship
as a noun
- plural
- relationships