Define relative. relative synonyms, relative pronunciation, relative translation, English dictionary definition of relative. adj. 1. Considered in comparison or relation to something else: an animal with a large brain relative to body size; the relative quiet of the suburbs.
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There are 25 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word relative, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
adj. considered or measured in relation to something else; comparative:[before a noun] the relative merits of gas and electric heating. existing or having meaning only by relation to something else: Standards of good or bad are relative to the society in which one lives.
A relative is a person who is part of your family. Parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, nieces and nephews — they're all relatives.
RELATIVE meaning: 1 : a member of your family; 2 : something that belongs to the same group as something else because of shared characteristics, qualities, etc.
