relative /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/noun 3adjective 6forms 1 noun3 •a member of someone's family, such as an aunt or a cousinIn 2008, the leader of a pro-government union accused Flores of nepotism after she reportedly hired at least 40 relatives to work within the National Assembly. — 2026 •(figurative) Something kindred or related to something else. •A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages. adjective6 •Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.We've been discussing the relative merits of various methods of transportation. •Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/index.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg. •Depending on an antecedent; comparative.The words “big” and “small” are relative. •Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional. •Having the same key but differing in being major or minor. •Relevant; pertinent; related.relative to your earlier point about taxes, ... formsrelatives
