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individual vs relative

relative vs individual

individual and relative both are nouns.

individual and relative both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
individual Yes Yes No No
relative Yes Yes No No
As nouns, relative is a hyponym of individual; that is, relative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than individual:
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • relative: a person related by blood or marriage
individual (noun) relative (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
a single organism a person related by blood or marriage
individual (adjective) relative (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
separate and distinct from others of the same kind properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between individual and relative

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