adjective
- considered in comparison to something else
- existing only in relation to something else
- having a particular relationship
noun
- a person connected by blood or marriage
Examples
- The cost of living is relative to your income.
- Success is relative – what matters to one person may not matter to another.
- My aunt is my favorite relative.
- We invited all our relatives to the wedding.
- The relative humidity today is quite high.
- Time seems relative when you’re having fun.
- She discussed the relative merits of each option.