relationship

Syllables: re·lat·ion·ship/ɹəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/UK/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/

relationship noun: a connection or association; the condition of being related.

Noun

relationship (plural relationships)

A connection or association; the condition of being related.
- Near-synonym: alliance
- But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a...2011 February 1, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, Wesleyan University Press, →ISBN, pages 102–103
Synonyms:

alliance
The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
- Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023
Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
A romantic or sexual involvement.
- They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.
- I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage.1975 March 17, Marian Christy, “Suzy Chaffee, A Liberated Beauty”, in The Lebanon Daily News
A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other.
- Near-synonym: footing
- I have a good working relationship with my boss.
Synonyms:

footing
The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

relationship meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

relationship in Hindi

connection or association: रिश्ता riśtā, संबंध sambandh, रिश्तेदारी riśtedārī
kinship: रिश्ता riśtā

relationship in Tamil

உறவு, உறவுமுறை, சொந்தம், தொடர்பு, தொடர்ச்சி, தொடர்புடைமை

relationship in Marathi

connection or association: नाते nāte
romantic or sexual involvement: संबंध sambandha

relationship in Urdu

connection or association: رِشْتِہ داری riśti dārī, رِشْتَہ riśta, مناسبت

More languagesFewer languages

relationship in Bengali: আত্মীয়তা, জ্ঞাতিত্ব, পারস্পরিক ক্রিয়া, কুটুম্বিতা
relationship in Telugu: సంబంధము sambandhamu, బంధుత్వము bandhutvamu
relationship in Malayalam: ബന്ധം bandhaṁ
relationship in Kannada: ಸಂಬಂಧ, ನೆಂಟಸ್ತಿಕೆ, ಬಳಗ, ನಂಟಸ್ತಿಕೆ
relationship in Punjabi: رت ratt, ਸੰਬੰਧ sambandh
relationship in Gujarati: સંબંધ sambandh, સગપણ sagpaṇ
relationship in Odia: ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ sambandha
relationship in Nepali: सम्बन्ध sambandha, नाता nātā
relationship in Pashto: اړيکه aṛika, ارتباط ertebāt, علاقه alāqá, مناسبت
relationship in Tagalog: kaugnayan, relasyon
relationship in Arabic: عَلَاقَة ʕalāqa, مُنَاسَبَة munāsaba, صِلَة ṣila
relationship in Malay: hubungan
relationship in Indonesian: relasi, hubungan
relationship in Thai: สัมพันธไมตรี sǎm-pan-tá-mai-dtrii
relationship in Vietnamese: liên hệ, quan hệ
relationship in Myanmar: အဆက်အသွယ် a.hcak-a.swai

Examples of relationship in a sentence

But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways.2011 February 1, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, Wesleyan University Press, →ISBN, pages 102–103:
“The United States government maintains relationships with unofficial partners around the world, and Taiwan is no exception.2021 January 9, Kylie Atwood, quoting Mike Pompeo, “US lifts self-imposed restrictions with Taiwan”, in CNN, archived from the original on...
Her most satisfying sexual relationship seemed to be a threesome with Charles Chaplin Jr. and Eddy Robinson Jr., the spurned sons of famous film fathers.2000 April 8, Dorthea Straus, “Oates on Marilyn: Men, drugs, tragedy”, in The Baltimore Sun:
Contrary to the popular perception that love typically sparks from passion, a new study finds two-thirds of romantic relationships begin as long-term friendships.2021 July 20, Sarah Molano, “Most romantic relationships start as friendships, study finds”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jul...

All 40 example sentences with relationship

Synonyms of relationship

Forms of relationship

plural	relationships

Plural of relationship: relationships

Origin of relationship

From relation + -ship. Displaced native Old English sibb.

Phrases with relationship

Questions about relationship

What does relationship mean?: Relationship means a connection or association; the condition of being related.
What is relationship in Hindi?: Relationship in Hindi is रिश्ता (riśtā), संबंध (sambandh), रिश्तेदारी (riśtedārī). See Relationship meaning in Hindi.
How do you use relationship in a sentence?: But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways.
What part of speech is relationship?: Relationship is a noun.
How do you pronounce relationship?: Relationship is pronounced /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of relationship?: The plural of relationship is relationships.

Words near relationship in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: relationship (page history and authors); relationship (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); relationship (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); relationship (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); رت (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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