relativeness

American  

[rel-uh-tiv-nis] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv nɪs /

noun

1. the state or fact of being relative.

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Etymology

Origin of relativeness

First recorded in 1665–75; relative + -ness

Example Sentences

Reasoning is the art of fixing the relativeness of things.

From Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Yoritomo-Tashi, Mme. Blanchard

This is a striking illustration of the mere relativeness of such words as "morality," "refinement," and their opposites.

From A History of English Prose Fiction by Tuckerman, Bayard

Words were fitted to all the calls, which generally bore some relativeness to the sigmal, but these were as, destitute of congruity as of sense.

From Andersonville — Volume 1 A Story of Rebel Military Prisons by McElroy, John

This is the art of calculating the differences existing between each thing, by determining the relativeness of their respective proportions.

From Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Yoritomo-Tashi, Mme. Blanchard

Words were fitted to all the calls, which generally bore some relativeness to the signal, but these were as, destitute of congruity as of sense.

From Andersonville A Story of Rebel Military Prisons by McElroy, John