relative

Relative is defined as something connected, relevant or dependent on something else.

(adjective)

An example of relative is evidence in a court case.
An example of relative is calling six hours of sleep a good amount, after only getting four hours of sleep during many nights before.

The definition of a relative is someone who is connected to another by blood, family or marriage.

(noun)

An example of relative is a father-in-law.

See relative in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

related each to the other; dependent upon or referring to each other: to stay in the same relative positions
having to do with; pertinent; relevant: documents relative to a legal case
regarded in relation to something else; comparative: living in relative comfort
meaningful only in relationship; not absolute: “cold” is a relative term
Gram.
1. designating a word that introduces a dependent clause and refers to an antecedent: “which” is a relative pronoun in “the hat which you bought”
2. introduced by such a word: a relative clause

Origin: < MFr or L: MFr relatif < L relativus < L relatus: see relate

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See relative in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having pertinence or relevance; connected or related.
Considered in comparison with something else: the relative quiet of the suburbs.
Dependent on or interconnected with something else; not absolute. See Synonyms at dependent.
Grammar Referring to or qualifying an antecedent, as the pronoun who in the man who was on TV or that in the dictionary that I use.
Music Having the same key signature. Used of major and minor scales and keys: A minor is the relative minor of C major.