ancestor vs relative

relative vs ancestor

ancestor and relative both are nouns.

ancestor is not an adjective while relative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ancestor	Yes	No	No	No
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, relative is a hypernym of ancestor; that is, relative is a word with a broader meaning than ancestor:

ancestor: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
relative: a person related by blood or marriage

Other hypernyms of ancestor include relation.

ancestor (noun)	relative (noun)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)	an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
	a person related by blood or marriage

ancestor (adjective)	relative (adjective)
	estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
	properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Difference between ancestor and relative

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