relative

Definition

  • noun: a member of your family
  • noun: a word referring grammatically to an antecedent
  • used of major and minor keys and scales
  • synonyms: referring, respecting, pertaining

Examples

  • What are the 'relative' advantages of the different methods? [=what are the advantages of each method compared to the others?]

  • The car might seem expensive, but 'it's all relative'. [=the car is expensive compared to some cars but not to other cars]

  • I'm a 'relative' newcomer to the area. [=I am not really new to the area but I am more of a newcomer than many people]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Not reading any brain activity. What are you doing? You're dying! You have to return to your body now, you don't have time. Time is relative. Your body hasn't even hit the floor yet. I've spent so many years peering through time, looking at this exact moment. (..)
    2016 Doctor Strange
  • (..) - OK. Don't tell me. Fine. I really, do have to go. Aah! Strange! You're OK? A relative term, but yeah, I'm OK. The Cloak of Levitation... It came to you! No minor feat. It's a fickle thing. (..)
    2016 Doctor Strange