| Main Entry: | relation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | connection, family connection |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, consanguinity, kin, kindred, kinship, kinsperson, liaison, propinquity, relationship, relative, sibling, similarity |
| Concept: | Relation. |
| Category: | 1. ABSOLUTE RELATION |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
relation, bearing, reference, connection, concern, cognation; correlation; analogy; similarity; affinity, homology, alliance, homogeneity, association; approximation (nearness); filiation (consanguinity); interest; relevancy; dependency, relationship, relative position., comparison; ratio, proportion; link, tie, bond of union.
-verbs
be related; have a relation; relate to, refer to; bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with; pertain to, belong to, appertain to; answer to; interest., bring into relation with, bring to bear upon; connect, associate, draw a parallel; link.
-adjectives
relative; correlative; cognate; relating to; relative to, in relation with, referable or referrible to; belonging to; appurtenant to, in common with., related, connected; implicated, associated, affiliated, allied to; en rapport, in touch with., approximative, approximating; proportional, proportionate, proportionable; allusive, comparable., in the same category; like; relevant (apt); applicable, equiparant.
-adverbs
relatively; pertinently., thereof; as to, as for, as respects, as regards; about; concerning; anent; relating to, as relates to; with relation, with reference to, with respect to, with regard to; in respect of; while speaking of, a propos of; in connection with; by the way, by the by; whereas; for as much as, in as much as; in point of, as far as; on the part of, on the score of; quoad hoc; pro re nata; under the head of. (class) [more] of; in the matter of, in re.
-phrases
" thereby hangs a tale " [Taming of the Shrew].
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Antonyms: |
irrelation |
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| Main Entry: | affinity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | similarity |
Synonyms: |
alikeness, alliance, analogy, association, closeness, connection, correspondence, kinship, likeness, relation, relationship, resemblance, semblance, similitude |
| Notes: | an affinity is a relationship by marriage and consanguinity is a blood relationship |
Antonyms: |
dissimilarity |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
Synonyms: |
accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, confederation, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, fraternization, friendship, interrelation, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, mutuality, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union |
Antonyms: |
antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war |
| Main Entry: | analogy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement, similarity |
Synonyms: |
affinity, alikeness, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equivalence, homology, likeness, metaphor, parallel, relation, relationship, resemblance, semblance, simile, similitude |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, dissimilarity, unlikeness |
| Main Entry: | anecdote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interesting or amusing story |
Synonyms: |
chestnut, episode, fairy tale, fish story, gag, incident, long and short of it, narration, narrative, old chestnut, recital, relation, reminiscence, short story, sketch, tale, tall story, tall tale, yarn |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendship |
Synonyms: |
acquaintance, acquaintanceship, affiliation, agreement, assistance, camaraderie, companionship, comradeship, conjunction, cooperation, familiarity, fellowship, fraternization, frequenting, friendliness, hookup, intimacy, membership, participation, partnership, relation, relationship |
Antonyms: |
aloneness, antagonism, disunion, isolation, opposition, rivalry, seclusion, separation, solitude |
| Main Entry: | association |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental connection |
Synonyms: |
bond, combination, concomitance, concordance, connotation, correlation, identification, impression, joining, juxtaposition, linkage, linking, lumping together, mixing, mixture, pairing, recollection, relation, remembrance, tie, train of thought, union |
Antonyms: |
disassociation, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | bearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | significance |
Synonyms: |
application, connection, import, meaning, pertinence, reference, relation, relevance, weight |
| Main Entry: | brother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male sibling |
Synonyms: |
blood brother, kin, kinsperson, relation, relative, twin |
Antonyms: |
sister |