Engelsk tillægsord: relative | |||
1. | relative estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A relative stranger. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | comparative | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | relational | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | absolute | ||
2. | relative properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The punishment ought to be proportional to the crime. Earnings relative to production. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | proportional | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | proportionate | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | disproportional, disproportionate | ||
Engelsk navneord: relative | |||
1. | relative (om person) a person related by blood or marriage | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Police are searching for relatives of the deceased. He has distant relations back in New Jersey. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | relation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
Mere specifikke termer | agnate, ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, better half, blood relation, blood relative, cognate, cousin, cousin-german, descendant, descendent, enate, family, first cousin, full cousin, in-law, issue, kin, kinsman, kinsperson, kinswoman, kissing cousin, kissing kin, married person, mate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib, next of kin, offspring, partner, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib, progeny, relative-in-law, root, second cousin, sib, sib, sibling, spouse | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede termer | clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe | ||
2. | relative (om dyr) an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | congenator, congener, congeneric | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | being, organism | ||