relative vs being

being vs relative

relative and being both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but being is not an adjective.

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

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

relative: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of relative include organism.

relative (noun)	being (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a person related by blood or marriage	the state or fact of existing

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

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