relative vs enate

enate vs relative

relative and enate both are nouns.

relative and enate both are adjectives.

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

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

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
enate: one related on the mother'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, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib, agnate, 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)	enate (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 mother's side
a person related by blood or marriage

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

Difference between relative and enate

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