Relationship

/rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave toward each other.

Their relationship has grown stronger over the years.

A state of being connected by blood or marriage.

She is in a close relationship with her cousins.

A romantic or sexual involvement.

He is currently in a serious relationship.

The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.

There is a strong relationship between diet and health.

Late Middle English: from relazione, from Latin relatio(n-), from the verb referre.

blood relationship

A connection by birth or family.

in a relationship

Engaged in a romantic or emotional connection with someone.

business relationship

A connection between individuals or organizations in a professional context.

relative

A person related by blood or marriage.

interpersonal

Relating to relationships or communication between people.

connection

A relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.

Situationship

We're not officially dating; it's more of a situationship.

Bae

I’m going out with my bae tonight.

Friendzone

He tried to ask her out, but she put him in the friendzone.