| relation | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ abstract entity, abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. |
| ~ possession | anything owned or possessed. |
| ~ social relation | a relation between living organisms (especially between people). |
| ~ spatial relation, position | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated.; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" |
| ~ ownership | the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others. |
| ~ causality | the relation between causes and effects. |
| ~ human relationship, relationship | 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" |
| ~ function | a relation such that one thing is dependent on another.; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand" |
| ~ association | a relation resulting from interaction or dependence.; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" |
| ~ logical relation | a relation between propositions. |
| ~ mathematical relation | a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality). |
| ~ foundation | the basis on which something is grounded.; "there is little foundation for his objections" |
| ~ connection, connectedness, connexion | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).; "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" |
| ~ unconnectedness | the lack of a connection between things. |
| ~ linguistic relation | a relation between linguistic forms or constituents. |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| ~ kinship, affinity | a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character.; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" |
| ~ family relationship, kinship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. |
| ~ magnitude relation, quantitative relation | a relation between magnitudes. |
| ~ control | a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another.; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" |
| ~ business relation | a relation between different business enterprises. |
| ~ reciprocality, reciprocity | a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence. |
| ~ interrelatedness, interrelation, interrelationship | mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness.; "interrelationships of animal structure and function" |
| ~ temporal relation | a relation involving time. |
| ~ comparison | relation based on similarities and differences. |
| ~ oppositeness, opposition | the relation between opposed entities. |
| ~ change | a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event.; "he attributed the change to their marriage" |
| n. (act) | 2. carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, congress, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. |
| ~ sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice | activities associated with sexual intercourse.; "they had sex in the back seat" |
| ~ defloration | the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse). |
| ~ insemination | the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female. |
| ~ fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, ass, shag, screw | slang for sexual intercourse. |
| ~ hank panky | illicit sexual intercourse. |
| ~ penetration | the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman. |
| ~ criminal congress, unlawful carnal knowledge | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals. |
| n. (person) | 3. relation, relative | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ clan, kin group, kindred, kinship group, kin, tribe | group of people related by blood or marriage. |
| ~ ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent). |
| ~ cousin, cousin-german, first cousin, full cousin | the child of your aunt or uncle. |
| ~ descendant, descendent | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. |
| ~ in-law, relative-in-law | a relative by marriage. |
| ~ blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib | one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another. |
| ~ kin, kinsperson, family | a person having kinship with another or others.; "he's kin"; "he's family" |
| ~ enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib | one related on the mother's side. |
| ~ agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib | one related on the father's side. |
| ~ kinsman | a male relative. |
| ~ kinswoman | a female relative. |
| ~ kissing cousin, kissing kin | a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss. |
| ~ next of kin | the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person. |
| ~ offspring, progeny, issue | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ second cousin | a child of a first cousin. |
| ~ sib, sibling | a person's brother or sister. |
| ~ better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate | a person's partner in marriage. |
| n. (communication) | 4. recounting, relation, telling | an act of narration.; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" |
| ~ recital, yarn, narration | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. relation, relation back | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time.; "his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed" |
| ~ judicial doctrine, judicial principle, legal principle | (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 6. relation | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.; "international relations" |
| ~ dealings, traffic | social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with'). |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| relationship | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. human relationship, relationship | 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" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ partnership | a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal.; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government" |
| ~ personal relation, personal relationship | a relation between persons. |
| n. (state) | 2. relationship | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection).; "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ anaclisis | (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure. |
| ~ love affair, romance | a relationship between two lovers. |
| ~ sexual relationship | a relationship involving sexual intimacy. |
| n. (state) | 3. relationship | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ business relationship, account | a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services.; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" |
| ~ acquaintanceship, acquaintance | a relationship less intimate than friendship. |
| ~ affiliation, tie-up, tie, association | a social or business relationship.; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" |
| ~ assimilation | the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family. |
| ~ friendly relationship, friendship | the state of being friends (or friendly). |
| ~ membership | the state of being a member. |
| ~ subjection, subjugation | forced submission to control by others. |
| n. (linkdef) | 4. family relationship, kinship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ anthropology | the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings. |
| ~ phylogenetic relation, affinity | (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts.; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" |
| ~ filiation, line of descent, lineage, descent | the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. |
| ~ affinity | (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship. |
| ~ blood kinship, consanguinity, cognation | (anthropology) related by blood. |
| ~ parentage, birth | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. |
| ~ fatherhood, paternity | the kinship relation between an offspring and the father. |
| ~ motherhood, maternity | the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother. |
| ~ sisterhood, sistership | the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings. |
| ~ brotherhood | the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings. |
| ~ marital bed, marital relationship | the relationship between wife and husband. |
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