relation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Types & categories
- abstract entity hypernym
- possession hyponym
- social relation hyponym
- spatial relation hyponym
- ownership hyponym
- causality hyponym
- relationship hyponym
- function hyponym
- association hyponym
- logical relation hyponym
- mathematical relation hyponym
- foundation hyponym
- connection hyponym
- unconnectedness hyponym
- linguistic relation hyponym
- part hyponym
- kinship hyponym
- family relationship hyponym
- magnitude relation hyponym
- control hyponym
- business relation hyponym
- reciprocity hyponym
- interrelation hyponym
- temporal relation hyponym
- comparison hyponym
- oppositeness hyponym
- change hyponym
Related & opposite
- relationship derivation
- family relationship derivation
- relationship derivation
- link derivation
- interrelate derivation
Sense 2 noun
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
Types & categories
- sexual activity hypernym
- defloration hyponym
- fuck hyponym
- hank panky hyponym
- penetration hyponym
- unlawful carnal knowledge hyponym
Parts & wholes
- insemination part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a person related by blood or marriage
police are searching for relatives of the deceased
Types & categories
- person hypernym
- antecedent hyponym
- cousin hyponym
- descendant hyponym
- in-law hyponym
- cognate hyponym
- kin hyponym
- enate hyponym
- agnate hyponym
- kinsman hyponym
- kinswoman hyponym
- kissing cousin hyponym
- next of kin hyponym
- offspring hyponym
- second cousin hyponym
- sib hyponym
- partner hyponym
Parts & wholes
- kin group member holonym
Related & opposite
- relationship derivation
- family relationship derivation
- relationship derivation
Sense 4 noun
an act of narration
he was the hero according to his own relation
Types & categories
- yarn hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
(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
Types & categories
- legal principle hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 6 noun
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
international relations
Types & categories
- dealings hypernym
Related & opposite
- relationship derivation
- relate derivation
- interrelate derivation
- plural domain usage
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relationship |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | family relationship |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relationship |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | link |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interrelate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstract entity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | possession |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | social relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spatial relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ownership |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | causality |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relationship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | function |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | association |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | logical relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mathematical relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foundation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | connection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unconnectedness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | linguistic relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | part |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | family relationship |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | magnitude relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | business relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reciprocity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interrelation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | temporal relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comparison |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oppositeness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | coital |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | insemination |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sexual activity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | defloration |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuck |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hank panky |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | penetration |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | unlawful carnal knowledge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relationship |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | family relationship |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relationship |
| 3 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | kin group |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | antecedent |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cousin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | descendant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | in-law |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cognate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | enate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | agnate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinsman |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinswoman |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kissing cousin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | next of kin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | offspring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | second cousin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sib |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | partner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | relate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | recount |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | yarn |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal principle |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | relationship |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | relate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | interrelate |
| 6 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | dealings |