comparison

CEFRB1

/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An examination of two or more things to find similarities or differences.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.

Examples

  • Comparison was the most important method of analysis in sociology.

  • In comparison with this, that is far better.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.

  2. The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

  3. A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.

More examples

In context

  • The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.

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

  • to bring a thing into comparison with another

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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