Relative
Relative (r?l"?-t?v) , adjective
[French relatif, Latin relativus. See Relate.]
1.
Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.
I'll have grounds
More relative than this.
2.
Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or reference to, something else; not absolute.
Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part of the universe, and so stands in such a relations to the whole.
3.
(Grammar) Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.
4.
(Music) Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys, which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones, admit of a natural transition from one to the other. — Moore (Encyc. of Music)
Collocations (2)
Relative clause (Grammar) , a clause introduced by a relative pronoun.
Relative term , a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Compare Correlative.
Relative , noun
(Grammar) One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected by any relation.
(a)
(Grammar) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.
(b)
(Grammar) A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or represents, another word or phrase, called its antecedent; as, the relatives “who”, “which”, “that”.
Confining our care... to ourselves and relatives.