comparison

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of looking at how two or more things are similar or different.

   He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being similar or alike (usually with a negative).

   There really is no comparison between today's computers and those of a decade ago.

3. 3
   noun

   In grammar, the way adjectives and adverbs change form to show degree, as in hot, hotter, hottest.

   In English, adjectives have three forms for comparison: hot, hotter, and hottest.

From Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparison, from Latin comparātiō, from comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō.

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