Word: Comparative
How to pronounce: kəmˈpærətɪv
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Perceptible by comparison; relative.
Example sentences: "He returned to the comparative comfort of his own home"
2. Of or involving comparison between two or more branches of science or subjects of study.
Example sentences: "Comparative religion"
3. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver; more fiercely).
Noun
Definitions:
1. A comparative adjective or adverb.
Example sentences: "There is much silliness abroad on the ‘logic’ governing the use of comparatives and superlatives."
Synonyms:
relative
comparison
contrastive
Antonyms:
absolute
Derivations:
comparable
comparatively
comparator
compare
comparably
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Comparative in Other Languages...
Spanish: Comparativo
German: Vergleichende
French: Comparatif
Italian: Comparativo
Turkish: Karşılaştırmalı
