Relative (adjective)
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
Relative (adjective)
Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
“The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of , corresponds to the absolute URL .”
Relative (adjective)
That relates to an antecedent.
Relative (adjective)
Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
Relative (adjective)
Relevant; pertinent; related.
“relative to your earlier point about taxes, …”
Relative (adjective)
Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.
Relative (noun)
Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
“Why do my relatives always talk about sex?”
Relative (noun)
A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.
Relatively (adverb)
Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.
“He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively.”
Relatively (adverb)
Somewhat.
“He was relatively successful.”
Relative (adjective)
considered in relation or in proportion to something else
“the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known”
Relative (adjective)
existing or possessing a specified characteristic only in comparison to something else; not absolute
“she went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room”
“the firms are relative newcomers to computers”
Relative (adjective)
denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g. which, who.
Relative (adjective)
(of a clause) attached to an antecedent by a relative word.
Relative (adjective)
(of major and minor keys) having the same key signature.
Relative (adjective)
(of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.
Relative (noun)
a person connected by blood or marriage
“much of my time is spent visiting relatives”
Relative (noun)
a species related to another by common origin
“the plant is a relative of ivy”
Relative (noun)
a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.
Relative (noun)
a term or concept which is dependent on something else.
Relatively (adverb)
in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else
“they were very poor, but, relatively speaking, they had been lucky”
Relatively (adverb)
regarded in comparison with something else rather than absolutely; quite
“the site was cheap and relatively clean”