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Ads by Google Export Agent Yiwu China Sourcing,Translate,Buying,Inspect Warehouse, Ship, All Export Service www.Ejetgroup.com Lens design software for modeling & analysis your optical systems - TracePro & OSLO suite. www.lambdares.com re·la·tion·ship  (r-lshn-shp) n. 1. The condition or fact of being related; connection or association. 2. Connection by blood or marriage; kinship. 3. A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other: has a close relationship with his siblings. 4. A romantic or sexual involvement. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n 1. the state of being connected or related 2. association by blood or marriage; kinship 3. the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries, people, etc. a business relationship 4. an emotional or sexual affair or liaison 5. (Mathematics) Logic Maths another name for relation [10] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 Relationship See also children; father; mother; parents; wife. affinity the condition of close relationship. Cf. consanguinity. See also marriage. agnate a relation through descent on the male side. Cf. cognate. — agnate, agnatic, adj. agnation relationship through male descent. Cf. cognation. amity friendship or harmony between individuals or groups. Also called comity. cognate a relation through descent on the female side. Cf. agnate. — cognate, — cognatic, adj. cognation relationship through female descent. Cf. agnation. — cognate, adj. comity amity. congener a thing or person of the same kind as another. consanguinity blood relationship. Cf. affinity. cousinry cousins collectively or as a group or class. enation the maternal relationship. epigone an heir, descendant, or successor, frequently an inferior successor. filiation 1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter. 2. the relation of child to parent, especially father. kinship family relationship or other close tie or relationship. lineage line of descent from an ancestor or ancestors; family or ancestry. matriliny descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj. patriliny relationship or descent through the male line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — patrilineal, patrilinear, adj. synomosy Ancient Greece. fellowship or brotherhood bound by solemn oath. -Ologies & -Isms. 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ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Noun 1. relationship - 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); "the relationship between mothers and their children" human relationship relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together partnership - a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government" personal relation, personal relationship - a relation between persons 2. relationship - a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" anaclisis - (psychoanalysis) relationship marked by strong dependence on others; especially a libidinal attachment to e.g. a parental figure love affair, romance - a relationship between two lovers sexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy 3. relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" business relationship, account - a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services; "he asked to see the executive who handled his account" acquaintanceship, acquaintance - a relationship less intimate than friendship affiliation, tie-up, tie, association - a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" assimilation - the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family friendly relationship, friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly) membership - the state of being a member subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others 4. relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption family relationship, kinship relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings phylogenetic relation, affinity - (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" filiation, line of descent, lineage, descent - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors affinity - (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship blood kinship, consanguinity, cognation - (anthropology) related by blood parentage, birth - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents fatherhood, paternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the father motherhood, maternity - the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother sisterhood, sistership - the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings brotherhood - the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings marital bed, marital relationship - the relationship between wife and husband Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. relationship noun 1. association, bond, communications, connection, conjunction, affinity, rapport, kinship Money problems place great stress on close family relationships. 2. affair, romance, fling, liaison, amour, intrigue She likes to have a relationship with her leading men. 3. connection, link, proportion, parallel, ratio, similarity, tie-up, correlation the relationship between culture and power Quotations "A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly more forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark" [Woody Allen Annie Hall] Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002  Translations Select a language:   -----------------------   relationship → Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. Link to this page:  Please bookmark with social media, your votes are noticed and appreciated:

?Page tools Printer friendly Cite / link Email Feedback Add definition Usage samples from TheFreeLibrary.com Nietzsche, the supposed anarchist, here plainly disclaims all relationship whatever to anarchy, for he shows us that only by bearing the burdens of the existing law and submitting to it patiently, as the camel submits to being laden, does the free spirit acquire that ascendancy over tradition which enables him to meet and master the dragon "Thou shalt,"--the dragon with the values of a thousand years glittering on its scales. Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context It was not long before the old man accepted him to full relationship by calling him by his Christian name. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, BramView in context To explain the conditions of that relationship we must first establish a conception of the expression of will, referring it to man and not to the Deity. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context More results Related Ads ▪ Child Safety Tips ▪ Child Therapy ▪ Child Safety ▪ Child Protection ▪ Child Therapy In ▪ Baby Child Safety ▪ Child Safety Home ▪ Child Safety Net ▪ Child Safety Fire ▪ Car Child Safety ?My Word List Add current page to the list Advertisement (Bad banner? Please let us know) ?Charity Feed a hungry child - donate to school feeding program

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affinity kinship marital bed personal relation		Nietzsche, the supposed anarchist, here plainly disclaims all relationship whatever to anarchy, for he shows us that only by bearing the burdens of the existing law and submitting to it patiently, as the camel submits to being laden, does the free spirit acquire that ascendancy over tradition which enables him to meet and master the dragon "Thou shalt,"--the dragon with the values of a thousand years glittering on its scales. Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context It was not long before the old man accepted him to full relationship by calling him by his Christian name. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context To explain the conditions of that relationship we must first establish a conception of the expression of will, referring it to man and not to the Deity. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context More results

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