relationship

noun

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

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

A romantic or sexual involvement.

Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

(mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

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

Roots

rere- · Latin · back fero-lat · Latin · carry, bear

Synonyms for relationship

kinshipn relationsn rapportn relatednessn intimacyn dealingsn connectionn liaisonn cognationn closenessn connectednessn intercoursen linkagen

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Where does relationship come from?

The word relationship breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -lat, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.