comparability

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkɑmpərəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the quality of being able to be compared or treated as similar

Differences in method undermined the comparability of the studies.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being able... similarity equivalence correspondence parity likeness

Opposites

incomparabilitydisparity dissimilarity

Word family

Related forms comparable compare comparison comparative

Etymology

From comparable + -ity, from Latin comparabilis, from comparare ('to liken, compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal').

comparare Latin par Latin

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# comparability

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌkɑmpərəˈbɪləti
**IPA (UK):** ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti

## Meanings
1. the quality of being able to be compared or treated as similar

## Examples
- Differences in method undermined the comparability of the studies.

## Synonyms
- similarity
- equivalence
- correspondence
- parity
- likeness

## Antonyms
- incomparability
- disparity
- dissimilarity

## Related Forms
- comparable
- compare
- comparison
- comparative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: comparare
- Root: par

## Etymology
From comparable + -ity, from Latin comparabilis, from comparare ('to liken, compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal').

## AI Etymology
Comparability comes from comparable + -ity, from Latin comparabilis, from comparare ('to liken, compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). The historical trail runs through comparare in Latin and par in Latin. Morphologically, comparability is transparent: it draws on comparable + -ity, from Latin comparabilis, from comparare ('to liken, compare'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). Used as a noun, comparability now means "the quality of being able to be compared or treated as similar", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as comparable, compare, comparison, and comparative. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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