nonrelative
noun[C]
(alsonon-relative)uk/ˌnɒnˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːnˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/apersonwho is not amemberofyourfamily:
Thedocumentmust bewitnessedby a non-relative.
Thechildrenwerecaredfor by nonrelatives.
- Only fivepercentof the country'solderpeoplelivealoneor with nonrelatives.
- Socialworkerstrytoplacechildrenwithmembersoftheirextendedfamilybefore theyturnto non-relatives.
nonrelative
adjective
(alsonon-relative)uk/ˌnɒnˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːnˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/judgedormeasuredwithout makingcomparisonswith other things:
I have anotionoftruthas beingsingularand non-relative.
Philosophers havearguedabout whether non-relativeknowledgeispossible.
- Do youbelievethat there are anyrealnon-relativeobjectsin theworld?
Comparing and contrasting
- analogy
- antithesis
- apple
- as againstidiom
- balance
- balancesomethingagainstsomething
- comparative
- competitive
- competitively
- contradistinction
- contrast
- contrastive
- gold standard
- measure
- perspective
- relative
- relatively
- relativist
- self-differentiation
- stack up