noun

relationship

relationship, connection, association, link

I have a good relationship with my parents.

I have a good relationship with my parents.

She is in a serious relationship.

She is in a serious relationship.

What is the relationship between these two ideas?

What is the relationship between these two ideas?

a relationship ((with sb.)) I have a good relationship with my parents.

a relationship ((between A and B)) What is the relationship between these two ideas?

Synonyms: connection, bond, association; Antonyms: separation

From 'relate' + '-ion' + '-ship'. The suffix '-ship' denotes a state or condition.

Imagine a 'relationship' is a 'ship' that carries the 'relation' between two people or things.

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