comparativeness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin comparātīvusbor. Old French comparatifbor. Middle English comparatif English comparative Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English comparativeness From comparative + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being comparative.