Dictionary | 4 Results
#1 relative a. [comparative] estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger". wn
#2 relative n. [relation] a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey". wn
#3 relative n. [congener, congenator, congeneric] an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). wn
#4 relative s. [proportional] properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production". wn
#2 relative n. [relation] a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey". wn
#3 relative n. [congener, congenator, congeneric] an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). wn
#4 relative s. [proportional] properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production". wn
