relationship

re·la·tion·ship

noun \-shən-ˌship\

Definition of RELATIONSHIP

1

: the state of being related or interrelated <studied the relationship between the variables>

2

: the relation connecting or binding participants in a relationship: as a : kinship b : a specific instance or type of kinship

3

a : a state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings <had a good relationship with his family> b : a romantic or passionate attachment

Examples of RELATIONSHIP

1. The relationship between the two countries has improved.
2. She has a close relationship with her sister.
3. She has had many bad relationships.
4. I am not in a relationship right now.
5. the relationship between mental and physical health
6. “What is your relationship to the witness?” “He is my father.”

First Known Use of RELATIONSHIP

1741

Related to RELATIONSHIP

Synonyms: affinity, association, bearing, kinship, liaison, linkage, relation, connection

Antonyms: disaffiliation, dissociation

Related Words: correlation, interrelation; materiality, pertinence, relevance; bond, link, tie; affiliation, alliance, union; identicalness, sameness; alikeness, community, likeness, resemblance, similarity; accordance, agreement, conformity, congruity, correspondence

Near Antonyms: variability, variance; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

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Rhymes with RELATIONSHIP

accountantship, acquaintanceship, apostleship, apprenticeship, artisanship, assistantship, attorneyship, championship, chancellorship, citizenship, commandership, companionship, containership, cross-ownership, dictatorship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, factory ship, Freudian slip, good-fellowship, guardianship, headmastership, instructorship, landownership, laureateship, managership, median strip, musicianship, ombudsmanship, one-upmanship, outdoorsmanship, overlordship, partisanship, potato chip, professorship, protectorship, receivership, rejection slip, run a tight ship, shoot from the hip, stiff upper lip, survivorship, treasurership