acquainted
adjective
formal if two people are acquainted, theyknow each other, usually not very well
armās-length
adjective
used for describing something such as abusiness deal in which the different sides avoidhaving a close relationship with each other
brittle
adjective
a brittle relationship or situation is not verystrong and could easily be damaged
broken
adjective
a broken relationship has failed
bromantic
adjective
humorous typical of or relating to a very closefriendship between two men
brotherly
adjective
typical of the feelings that a man or boy has for his male friends
chummy
adjective
informal old-fashioned chummy people arefriendly with each other, especially in a way thatstops other people from joining the group
clannish
adjective
concentrating on people in your own family orgroup and not wanting other people to join it
close
adjective
connected by shared interests and sharedfeelings such as love and respect
close
adjective
used about relationships
close
adjective
directly involved with someone andcommunicating with them a lot, especially as part of your job
close
adjective
used about activities or relationships
connected
adjective
used about people who have a social, business, or family relationship
cosy
adjective
a cosy relationship, in business or politics,involves people who seem to be using theirrelationship in a dishonest way to get benefitsfor each other
cozy
dysfunctional
adjective
dysfunctional relationships do not worknormally and are not happy or successful
estranged
adjective
mainly journalism not seeing friends orrelatives very often, especially because ofhaving fought with them
fragile
adjective
used about a situation, agreement, orrelationship that can easily be damaged ordestroyed
fraternal
adjective
belonging to brothers, or between brothers
fraternal
adjective
between friends or people who share the sameinterests or opinions
friendly
adjective
if you are friendly with someone, you are theirfriend
go back
spoken if two people go back a particularperiod of time, they have known each other for that period of time
have
verb
used for stating the relationship between someone and their family members
have
verb
used for stating the relationship between someone and their friends, enemies, peoplethey work with etc
heavy
adjective
a heavy situation or relationship is serious and often not enjoyable
illicit
adjective
an illicit relationship, activity, or situation is one that people do not approve of
immediate
adjective
someone in an immediate relationship to you isclosely connected to you
inseparable
adjective
people who are inseparable have a very closerelationship and spend all their time together
interpersonal
adjective
involving relationships between people
intimate
adjective
an intimate friend is someone who you knowvery well and like very much
intimate
adjective
an intimate relationship is a very close personalrelationship, especially a sexual one
intimate
adjective
formal relating to sex or to a sexualrelationship
long-lost
adjective
a long-lost person, especially a relative, is someone who you have not seen for a long time
loveless
adjective
without love
maternal
adjective
a maternal relative is related to you through your mother
matrilineal
adjective
formal used for describing the motherās side of a family and the relations on that side
monogamous
adjective
having only one husband, wife, or sexualrelationship at a time
mouth
noun
someone who you have to provide food for
one-sided
adjective
in a one-sided relationship, one person doesmore than the other person or shows more lovethan the other person
one-to-one
adjective
a one-to-one relationship involves equalamounts or equal numbers of two things
one-way
adjective
a one-way relationship, agreement etc is one in which only one of the people involved tries tomake it succeed
patriarchal
adjective
patrilineal
adjective
formal used for describing the fatherās side of a family and the relations on that side
personal
adjective
involving a direct relationship between twopeople who know each other
personally
adverb
as a result of having met someone or of havinga relationship with them, usually a friendly one
platonic
adjective
a platonic relationship is one that is friendly butdoes not involve sex
political
adjective
relating to relationships of power that existbetween people in an organization
related
adjective
having the same origins and belonging to the same group
rocky
adjective
informal a rocky relationship, situation, orperiod of time is one in which there are a lot ofproblems
same-sex
adjective
used for referring to sexual relationshipsinvolving either two men or two women
serious
adjective
if you are in a serious romantic relationshipwith someone, you intend to stay together for a long time
sexual
adjective
concerning relationships between men andwomen, or the way that people think men andwomen should behave
shifting
adjective
shifting things such as standards orrelationships are always changing
strong
adjective
strong relationships are close and firmlyestablished
suited
adjective
if two people are suited, they are likely to have asuccessful relationship
thick
adjective
spoken very friendly with someone
tight
adjective
a tight group of people have a close relationshipwith each other
unstable
adjective
an unstable system, situation, or relationshipoften has serious problems
warming
noun
the process of becoming more friendly
affiliated
adjective
intimately
adverb
monogamously
adverb
platonically
adverb
polyandrous
adjective
polygamous
adjective
symbiotic
adjective
a hungry mouth (to feed)
someone who is depending on you to providefood
an old friend/ally/enemy etc
someone who has been your friend/ally/enemy etc for a very long time
an old student/girlfriend etc
someone who was your student/girlfriend etc in the past
(as) thick as thieves
people who are thick as thieves are very friendlywith each other and spend a lot of time togethertalking about private things
at armās length
in a situation where you avoid dealing with or becoming involved with someone else
be on good/bad/friendly etc terms
to have a good, bad, or friendly relationship with someone
get along/on famously
to have a very friendly relationship with someone
not on speaking terms
if two people are not on speaking terms, they are very angry with each other and will not talkto each other
on the right/wrong side of someone
if you are on the right or wrong side of someone, they like/do not like you
have a nodding acquaintance with someone/be on nodding terms with someone
to know someone well enough to say āhelloā to them, but not know them very well
the best of friends
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