Relationship
WordNet
noun
(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"
(2) (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
(3) A state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
"He didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"
(4) A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Connection or association; the condition of being related.
- Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
- A romantic or sexual involvement.
- The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.