comparative

Meaning of comparative

noun
  1. (grammar) 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.
  2. (grammar) A word in the comparative form.
  3. (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
  4. An equal; a rival; a compeer.
  5. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
adjective
  1. Of or relating to comparison.
  2. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
    comparative anatomy
  3. Approximated by comparison; relative.
  4. Comparable; bearing comparison.

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Hyphenation of comparative

com-par-a-tive

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • comparative is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

Translation of comparative

Words that rhyme with comparative

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