RELATIONSHIP

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 19

Scrabble letter values: R1E1L1A1T1I1O1N1S1H4I1P3 = 17

Definition

  1. noun a relation between people. — synonyms: human_relationship
  2. noun a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection).
  3. noun a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries.
  4. noun (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. — synonyms: kinship, family_relationship

Examples

  • “(`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”
  • “he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship”

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