Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comparative illusion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: com-par-a-tive il-lu-sion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of comparative sentence that superficially seems acceptable but actually has no clear meaning. Example: "More people have been to Russia than I have."

Inflected Forms

comparative illusions (plural)

Questions

What does comparative illusion mean?: A kind of comparative sentence that superficially seems acceptable but actually has no clear meaning. Example: "More people have been to Russia than I have."

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