relational

adjective

re·​la·​tion·​al ri-ˈlā-shnəl 

-shə-nᵊl

1

: of or relating to kinship

2

: characterized or constituted by relations

3

: having the function chiefly of indicating a relation of syntax

has is notional in he has luck, relational in he has gone

4

: relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database so that it is perceived by the user as a set of tables

relationally adverb

Examples of relational in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Venus is closing its run in Virgo in your private, spiritual sector, softening the edges and reminding you to take space for yourself amidst all the relational fireworks. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025

There’s a component of education that is relational, that’s experiential and that’s rooted in dignity. —Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025

Ultimately, every person has to make their own decision to stop drinking so much social media poison and start taking more relational vitamins. —MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025

Financial, emotional, physical and relational costs that don’t show up in your pitch deck or profit and loss (P&L) statement. —Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing relational

• relational grammar

Rhymes for relational

• formational
• foundational
• gestational
• gradational
• locational
• mutational
• nonrational
• notational
• rotational
• sensational
• translational
• vibrational