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1. (n.) comparison
the act of comparing.
2. comparison
the state of being compared.
3. comparison
a likening; comparative estimate or statement.
4. comparison
capability of being compared or likened; similarity.
5. comparison
the inflection or other modification of an adjective or adverb to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity, as in
mild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < OF comparaison < L comparātiōnem, acc. of comparātiō. See compare)
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| Definition of 'comparison' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) comparison, comparing
the act of examining resemblances
"they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
2. (noun) comparison
relation based on similarities and differences
3. (noun) comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability
qualities that are comparable
"no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"
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1. (noun) comparison
the process of or the result of comparing things
making comparisons between products; a comparison of the two films
2. comparison
in/by comparison
when compared to sth else
My hair looks almost blond by comparison.
3. comparison
there's no comparison
indicates one thing is much better
There's no comparison between the new album and the first one.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) comparison
the act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate
2. (noun) comparison
the state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them
3. (noun) comparison
that to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude
4. (noun) comparison
the modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison
5. (noun) comparison
a figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel
6. (noun) comparison
the faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts
7. (verb) comparison
to compare
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Sense: (an act of) comparing
There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.
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 Afrikaans: vergelyking |
 Arabic: مُقارَنَه |
 Bulgarian: сравнение |
 Brazilian: comparação |
 Czech: srovnání |
 German: der Vergleich |
 Danish: sammenligning |
 Greek: σύγκριση |
 Spanish: comparación |
 Estonian: võrdlus |
 Farsi: قیاس؛ تشابه |
 Finnish: vertailu |
 French: comparaison |
 Hebrew: לְהָשווֹת |
 Hindi: तुलना |
 Croatian: usporedba |
 Hungarian: összehasonlítás |
 Indonesian: perbandingan |
 Icelandic: samanburður |
 Italian: paragone, confronto |
 Japanese: 比較 |
 Korean: 비교 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)lyginimas |
 Latvian: salīdzinājums |
 Malay: perbandingan |
 Dutch: vergelijking |
 Norwegian: sammenlikning |
 Polish: porównanie |
 Persian: قیاس؛ تشابه |
 Pashto: پرتله، مقايسه |
 Portuguese: comparação |
 Romanian: comparaţie |
 Russian: сравнение |
 Slovak: porovnanie |
 Slovenian: primerjava |
 Serbian: poređenje |
 Swedish: jämförelse |
 Thai: การเปรียบเทียบ |
 Turkish: karşılaştırma |
 Taiwanese: 比較 |
 Ukrainian: порівняння |
 Urdu: تقابل ، موازنہ |
 Vietnamese: sự so sánh |
 Chinese: 比较 |
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