relative
adjective
1. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
- a relative stranger
Similar word(s): relational, comparative
2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
- earnings relative to production
Similar word(s): proportionate, proportional
Sentences with relative as an adjective:
- The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg.
- relative to your earlier point about taxes, ...
noun
1. a person related by blood or marriage
- police are searching for relatives of the deceased
- he has distant relations back in New Jersey
Similar word(s): relation
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
Similar word(s): congener, congeneric
Definition categories: animal, being, organism
Sentences with relative as a noun:
- Why do my relatives always talk about sex?