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

  • (..) And, if their genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different. But you didn't ask for reality. You asked for more teeth. -I never asked for a monster! -"Monster" is a relative term. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat. Welcome aboard the Gyrosphere, (..)
    2015 Jurassic World