relative vs relation

relation vs relative

relative and relation both are nouns.

relative is an adjective but relation is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, relative and relation are synonyms defined as:

relative and relation: a person related by blood or marriage

relative (noun)	relation (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
a person related by blood or marriage	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
	sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
	(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
	an act of narration
	a person related by blood or marriage

relative (adjective)	relation (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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