comparison
Use Comparison in a sentence
ə noun
1.
the act of comparing.
2.
the state of being compared.
3.
a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement.
4.
Rhetoric. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both, as the likening of a hero to a lion in courage.
5.
capability of being compared or likened.
6.
Grammar.
a.
the function of an adverb or adjective that is used to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity.
b.
the patterns of formation involved therein.
c.
the degrees of a particular word, displayed in a fixed order, as mild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of comparing |
| 2. | the state of being compared |
| 3. | comparable quality or qualities; likeness: there was no comparison between them |
| 4. | a rhetorical device involving comparison, such as a simile |
| 5. | grammar Also called: degrees of comparison the listing of the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb |
| 6. | bear comparison, stand comparison to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably |
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Word Origin & History
comparison
mid-14c., from O.Fr. comparaison, from L. comparationem, from pp. stem of comparare "make equal with, liken," lit. "to couple together, to form in pairs," from com- "with" + parare "to make equal."
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Example sentences
We're limited to using our own psyches as a comparison to the rest of the world.
People can and will have debates on what our role in the world should be, but its not a fair comparison.
Maybe the more significant question should be a comparison of the safety of the two sports.
Its main scientific use at the moment is in clinical trials as a baseline for comparison with another treatment.
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