relative
/ˈrɛlətɪv/
adjective
- Considered in comparison with something else; not absolute.
- The cost of living is relative to income.
- They live in relative comfort compared to their neighbors.
- Beauty is a relative concept.
- Having a particular quality when compared with others of the same kind.
- We discussed the relative merits of each plan.
- The relative humidity today is 60 percent.
- She is a relative newcomer to the company.
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noun
- A person connected by blood or marriage; a family member.
- All of her relatives came to the wedding.
- We visited my relatives in Chicago over the holidays.
- He is a distant relative of mine.
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