Word

relationship, n.
(relationships)
freq. cnt. 42

a relation between people; (`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)
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 25

human relationship relationship

sample sentences

"the relationship between mothers and their children"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relation relation

semantic pointers

hypernym

relation

hyponym

partnership personal relation, personal relationship

a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

relationship

sample sentences

"he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relation relation

semantic pointers

hypernym

state

hyponym

anaclisis romance, love affair sexual relationship

a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

relationship

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relation

semantic pointers

hypernym

state

hyponym

account, business relationship acquaintance, acquaintanceship tie, affiliation, association, tie-up assimilation friendship, friendly relationship membership subjugation, subjection

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

family relationship kinship relationship

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

kin kin

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

relation relation

semantic pointers

hypernym

relation

domain of synset (topic)

anthropology

hyponym

affinity, phylogenetic relation descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation affinity consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation parentage, birth fatherhood, paternity motherhood, maternity sisterhood, sistership brotherhood marital relationship, marital bed