relative vs agnate

agnate vs relative

relative and agnate both are nouns.

relative and agnate both are adjectives.

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

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

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
agnate: one related on the father's side

Other hyponyms of relative include ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root, cousin-german, cousin, first cousin, full cousin, descendant, descendent, in-law, relative-in-law, blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib, family, kin, kinsperson, enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrilineal sib, patrisib, kinsman, kinswoman, kissing cousin, kissing kin, next of kin, issue, offspring, progeny, second cousin, sib, sibling, better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse.

relative (noun)	agnate (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	one related on the father's side
a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	agnate (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete	related on the father's side
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Difference between relative and agnate

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