relative

[ˈrelətɪv]

Definition:
1. Considered and judged by being compared with something else.
2. Not absolute or complete.
3. Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'.

Use 'relative' in a sentence:

1. Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.
2. It needs one or two years' relative experience.
3. A relative path is based on the current directory, also known as the present working directory.
4. What is large and what is small are only relative.
5. There was much debate on the relative efficiencies of different types of waterwheels.
6. We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.
7. They thought that their relatives would be able to fix the visas.
8. The elderly relative had died of old age.
9. Fitness is relative; one must always ask 'Fit for what?'
10. The satellite remains in one spot relative to the earth's surface.
11. The relative proportion of different species of animals hunted by people in the region also changed progressively.
12. The pheasant is a close relative of the guinea hen.
13. Relative rates of house price inflation have evened out across the country.
14. Fitness is relative; one must always ask "Fit for what?"
15. Two reasons for this relative neglect seem obvious.
16. What has changed, instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adulthood.
17. What has changed, instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adult-hood.
18. So, romance is relative.
19. We must realize the relative importance of service in a product offering.
20. The third kind of poverty is relative poverty.
21. The remedy came from a relative from down south.
22. Relative poverty, however, did not prevent Martin from equipping himself with an excellent education.
23. House prices now look cheap relative to earnings.
24. He spent his life sponging off his relatives.
25. Rules are relative too.
26. They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live.
27. It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us.
28. In the endless flow of absolute truth there are innumerable relative truths.
29. The relative items in this report will be referred to the committee for discussion.
30. She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.
31. One new concept of relative volume was adopted here.
32. It appears that retail spaces in Sandida Heights are now overpriced relative to those in Palm Grove.
33. He visited relatives at their summer house on the river.
34. Japanese interest rates rose relative to America's.
35. Economic reform has brought relative wealth to peasant farmers.
36. Many businessmen think that a world where relative prices never varied would be nirvana.
37. Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success.
38. They now live in relative comfort.
39. Relatives of the victim watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out in court.
40. Pedestrian zones mean that children can play in relative safety.
41. It is a cancer that can be cured with relative ease.
42. They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
43. Genius and giftedness are relative descriptive terms of no real substance.
44. The doctor may seek the concurrence of a relative before carrying out the procedure.
45. She enjoyed the relative informality of island life.
46. The fighting resumed after a period of relative calm.
47. It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and$ 500 was a fortune to us.
48. She went to visit relatives in Wales.
49. She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often.
50. Equally striking, however, is the relative stability of the climate in the past 10 years.
51. Relatives laid wreaths on the grave.
52. Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.
53. The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.
54. When he won the lottery, all sorts of distant relatives came out of the woodwork.
55. The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat.
56. He's a distant relative of the mayor.