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English Dictionary: Relationship by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Relationship
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relationship
n
  1. a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
    Synonym(s): relationship, human relationship
  2. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"
  3. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
  4. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
    Synonym(s): kinship, family relationship, relationship
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Relationship \Re*la"tion*ship\, n.
      The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other
      alliance. --Mason.
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