relationship
re-la-tion-ship · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
The way in which two or more people or things are connected.
- 2.
The way in which two or more people feel and behave toward each other.
- 3.
A romantic or sexual involvement between two people.
- 4.
The state of being related by blood or marriage.
Forms
plural: relationships
Phrases & expressions
- •working relationship — A professional connection.
- •love-hate relationship — Having conflicting feelings.
- •long-distance relationship — Romance between people living far apart.
- •relationship status — Whether someone is single or in a couple.
- •relationship goals — Idealized aspects of a romantic partnership.
Related words
Etymology
From relation + -ship, from Latin relatio ("a bringing back, reporting"), from referre ("to bring back, report").