relationship
/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A connection or association; the condition of being related.
noun
The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
noun
A romantic or sexual involvement.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: alliance"
- "But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a rigorously consistent thought-experiment in historical causality."
- "“The United States government maintains relationships with unofficial partners around the world, and Taiwan is no exception. Our two democracies share common values of individual freedom, the rule of law, and a respect for human dignity. Today’s statement recognizes that the US-Taiwan relationship need not, and should not, be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy,” Pompeo wrote."
- "Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector."
- "They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married."
- "I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage."
Etymology
Etymology tree English relation Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English relationship From relation + -ship. Displaced native Old English sibb.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/
- British English: /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/