relationship
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
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Sense 2 noun
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship
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Sense 3 noun
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
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Sense 4 noun
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | relation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | partnership |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | personal relation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | anaclisis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | romance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sexual relationship |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | business relationship |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | acquaintanceship |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | affiliation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | assimilation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | friendship |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | membership |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | subjection |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | relation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | kin group |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | relative |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | kin |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | anthropology |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | relation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | phylogenetic relation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | filiation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | affinity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | consanguinity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | parentage |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatherhood |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | motherhood |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sisterhood |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | brotherhood |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | marital relationship |