Comparative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to, based on, or involving comparison.
  • adj. Of or relating to the scientific or historical comparison of different phenomena, institutions, or objects, such as languages, legal systems, or anatomical structures, in an effort to understand their origins or relationships.
  • adj. Estimated by comparison; relative: a comparative newcomer.
  • adj. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the intermediate degree of comparison of adjectives, as better, sweeter, or more wonderful, or adverbs, as more softly.
  • n. Grammar The comparative degree.
  • n. Grammar An adjective or adverb expressing the comparative degree.
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  • adj. Of or relating to comparison.
  • adj. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
  • adj. Approximated by comparison; relative.
  • adj. Comparable; bearing comparison.
  • n. A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
  • n. A word in the comparative form.
  • n. An equal; a rival; a compeer.
  • n. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to comparison.
  • adj. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison.
  • adj. Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state.
  • adj. Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -er, more, or less.
  • n. The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed.
  • n. An equal; a rival; a compeer.
  • n. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute; relative.
  • Proceeding by comparison; founded on comparison; especially, founded on the comparison or the parallel pursuit of different branches of the same science or study: as, comparative anatomy; comparative grammar.
  • Making use of comparison or the comparative method.
  • Having the power of comparing; capable of noting similarities and differences.
  • In grammar, implying comparison; denoting a higher degree of a quality, relation, etc., as belonging to one object or set of objects as compared with another.
  • n. One who is equal or pretends to be an equal; a rival; a competitor.
  • n. In grammar, the comparative degree, or a word expressing it. See I., 5.
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  • adj. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
  • n. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
  • adj. relating to or based on or involving comparison
    • Equivalent
    relational   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adverb    adjective   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    relative    equal    rival    compeer    collative    contrastive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    imperative    narrative   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    relative    utmost    absolute    considerable    actual    theoretical    extreme   
     
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