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)
e.g. the relationship between mothers and their children
Synonym: human relationship
2. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Synonym: kinshipfamily relationship
3. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
e.g. he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship
4. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries