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interpersonal

interpersonal

30 4.2
About how people relate to and communicate with each other
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈpɜrsənl/
translation icon : interpersonal
  • In addition, the small number of teachers and students allowed for a deeper interpersonal interaction.
  • interpersonal relationships
  • interpersonal skills
  • interpersonal interaction

And that can lead to all kinds of interpersonal problems.

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Examples

Synonyms

relational
vsinterpersonal
19 5.6

Showing how people or things are connected

centres on communication and personal relationships not just connection
interactional
vsinterpersonal
1 6.7

Relating to communication and how people or things affect each other

is limited to relations and communication only between people
interhuman
vsinterpersonal
7.0

Happening between people

focuses on relationships or communication rather than merely human occurrence
interindividual
vsinterpersonal
  • Specialized
7.7

Happening between different people

refers to relationships and communication specifically among people

Compounds

A good connection between two people that helps them get along

How Interpersonal

intimate
  • NSFW
160 4.4
friendly
773 1.0
interpersonal
30 4.2
formal
  • Formal
394 3.0
impersonal
25 5.1

Surface Forms

interpersonal positive

Morphology

interpersonal = personal (transparent) = inter + person + al

The meaning follows directly from adding the prefix 'inter-' (between/among) to the adjective 'personal' (relating to people), yielding 'between people'.

Etymology

Interpersonal comes from inter- meaning 'between' and person meaning 'someone', so it describes things that happen 'between people', like communication and relationships.