relationship vs assimilation

assimilation vs relationship

relationship and assimilation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relationship	Yes	No	No	No
assimilation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assimilation is a hyponym of relationship; that is, assimilation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relationship:

relationship: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
assimilation: the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

Other hyponyms of relationship include account, business relationship, acquaintance, acquaintanceship, affiliation, association, tie-up, tie, friendly relationship, friendship, membership, subjection, subjugation.

relationship (noun)	assimilation (noun)
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)	in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption	the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)	a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries	the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
	the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
	the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

Difference between relationship and assimilation

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