comparison
/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.51 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "to bring a thing into comparison with another"
- "there is no comparison between them"
- "Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless."
- "He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything."
- "As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear a comparison with them."
- "The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison."
Etymology
From Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparison, from Latin comparātiō, from comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: comparisoun, comparison, comparātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/
- British English: /kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/