Definition:
- (n.) The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
- (v. t.) To compare.
Compare comparison with other words:
comparison vs. correspond
comparation vs. comparison
comparison vs. individualization
comparison vs. hygrostatics
comparison vs. contract
analogy vs. comparison
analogies vs. comparison
comparison vs. include
comparison vs. relation
comparison vs. division
alignment vs. comparison
comparison vs. dissimile
comparison vs. parabole
comparison vs. intercomparison
comparison vs. incomparable
colorimeter vs. comparison
comparison vs. demonstrate
comparison vs. contrast
comparison vs. simile
comparison vs. unmatched
collation vs. comparison
comparison vs. juxtaposed
calibrate vs. comparison
comparison vs. illustrate
comparison vs. resemblance
comparison vs. paragon
comparison vs. measure
compare vs. comparison
comparator vs. comparison
comparable vs. comparison
comparison vs. similar
comparison vs. degree
alike vs. comparison
comparison vs. negation
comparison vs. difference
comparison vs. evaluation
compared vs. comparison
comparing vs. comparison
against vs. comparison
comparison vs. juxtaposition
comparative vs. comparison
comparison vs. demonstrable