Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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relative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
absolute | Yes | Yes | No | No |
relative (noun) | absolute (noun) |
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an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative |
a person related by blood or marriage |
relative (adjective) | absolute (adjective) |
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estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | perfect or complete or pure |
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | not limited by law |
not capable of being violated or infringed | |
expressing finality with no implication of possible change | |
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers |