relative vs in-law

in-law vs relative

relative and in-law both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but in-law is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative	Yes	Yes	No	No
in-law	Yes	No	No	No

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

relative: a person related by blood or marriage
in-law: a relative by marriage

Other hyponyms of relative include ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root, cousin-german, cousin, first cousin, full cousin, descendant, descendent, relative-in-law, blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib, family, kin, kinsperson, enate, 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)	in-law (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	a relative by marriage
a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	in-law (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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