1. relative

adjective. ['ˈrɛlətɪv'] estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.

Rhymes with Relative

• alternative
• captive
• causative
• causative
• cognitive
• collaborative
• collaborative
• collective
• combative
• commemorative
• commemorative
• communicative
• comparative
• conductive
• congestive
• connective
• constructive
• consultative
• contemplative
• contraceptive

How do you pronounce relative?

Pronounce relative as ˈrɛlətɪv.

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Sentences with relative

1. Adjective
Have your friend or relative rent a car similar to one you are familiar driving in.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Tell this relative that you forgive him for their words and/or actions in the past.

Quotes about relative

1. In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is - as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.
- Josef Albers

2. We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.
- Anaïs Nin

3. Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.
- Ichiro Suzuki

2. relative-in-law

noun. a relative by marriage.

3. relative

noun. ['ˈrɛlətɪv'] a person related by blood or marriage.

4. relative

noun. ['ˈrɛlətɪv'] an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus).

5. relative

adjective. ['ˈrɛlətɪv'] properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'.