Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degree of comparison

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: de-gree of -com-par-i-son
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.

Example Sentences

"The degrees of comparison of good are good (positive), better (comparative) and best (superlative)."
"The word red is an adjective, in the dogmatical or positive degree of comparison."
"There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison, namely: the positive, comparative and superlative; though, strictly speaking, there are but two degrees, the positive being merely the state of the adjective itself."
"Among the degrees of comparison, some have enumerated equality; as when we say, "It is as sweet as honey.""
"The degrees of comparison possible are: positive (big), comparative (bigger), superlative (biggest), and elative (very big)."

Inflected Forms

degrees of comparison (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

comparative comparative superlative elative positive relative superlative superlative

Synonyms

degree

Questions

What does degree of comparison mean?: A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.

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