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comparable - 3 dictionary results

com⋅pa⋅ra⋅ble

[kom-per-uh-buhl or, sometimes, kuhm-pair-]
–adjective
1. capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
2. worthy of comparison: shops comparable to those on Fifth Avenue.
3. usable for comparison; similar: We have no comparable data on Russian farming.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L comparābilis, equiv. to comparā(re) to compare + -bilis -ble


com⋅pa⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, com⋅pa⋅ra⋅ble⋅ness, noun
com⋅pa⋅ra⋅bly, adverb


1. like, equal, equivalent, similar.
com·pa·ra·ble   (kŏm'pər-ə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Admitting of comparison with another or others: "The satellite revolution is comparable to Gutenberg's invention of movable type" (Irvin Molotsky).
  2. Similar or equivalent: pianists of comparable ability.
com'pa·ra·bil'i·ty, com'pa·ra·ble·ness n., com'pa·ra·bly adv.

Comparable

Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F. comparable.] Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.

There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison. -- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
Language Translation for : comparable
Spanish: comparable,
German: vergleichbar,
Japanese: 比較できる
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