relationship

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Etymology

From relation + -ship.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃənˌʃɪp/, [ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃn̩ˌʃɪp]

Noun

relationship (plural relationships)

1. Connection or association; the condition of being related.
2. (mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
3. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
4. A romantic or sexual involvement.

   They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.

5. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other

   I have a good working relationship with my boss.

6. (music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

Related terms

• relate
• relation
• relative

Translations

• French: rapport
• German: Beziehung, Verwandtschaft
• Italian: rapporto, relazione
• Portuguese: relacionamento, relação
• Russian: отноше́ние
• Spanish: relación

Translations

• Russian: отноше́ние

Translations

• French: relation
• German: Verwandtschaft
• Italian: parentela
• Portuguese: parentesco
• Russian: родство́

Translations

• French: relation
• German: Beziehung, Verhältnis
• Italian: storia, legame, relazione
• Portuguese: relacionamento, relação
• Russian: рома́н
• Spanish: relación, noviazgo

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