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comparison en · NOUN

Pronunciation

kəmpăr'ĭsən
kəmpăr'ĭshən nonstandard, corresponding to the misspelling comparision
/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.sən/ (New-Zealand)
/kəmˈpɛɹ.ɪ.sən/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada
/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən/ (Australia)
audio North Carolina
/kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.ʃən/ nonstandard, corresponding to the misspelling comparision
(California) audio

Etymology

From Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparison, from Latin comparātiō, from comparātus, perfect passive participle of comparō.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
- 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. 2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- to bring a thing into comparison with another
- there is no comparison between them
(countable, uncountable) An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
- "I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve.[…]" 1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter II, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC:
- 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. 1841, Thomas Macaulay, Warren Hastings:
- The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison. 1850, Richard Chenevix Trench, Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord:
(countable, uncountable) With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
- There really is no comparison between the performance of today's computers and those of a decade ago.
(countable, uncountable) 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.
- In English, adjectives and adverbs have three forms when making a comparison: the plain form "hot", the comparative form "hotter", and the superlative form "hottest".
(countable, uncountable) That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
- Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 4:30:
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A simile.
(countable, uncountable) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
comparisons	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (177)

es semejanza (state of being similar or alike) · ur مُوَازَنَہ (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · hu hasonlóság (state of being similar or alike) · pt comparação (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · sv jämförelse (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · de Gegenüberstellung (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · af vergelykbaarheid (state of being similar or alike) · ro comparație (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · uk ступе́ні порі́вняння (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ur اَنْدَازَہ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ko 비교 (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · es comparación (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · mk сли́чност (state of being similar or alike) · fi samankaltaisuus (state of being similar or alike) · fi vertailu (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · is stigbreyting (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · de Abgleich (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · wa rimetaedje (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · he השוואה \ הַשְׁוָאָה (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · sh poređenje (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · bo ཚད་སྡུར (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · it confronto (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · fr degrés de comparaison (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · lo ການປຽບທຽບ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · es comparanza (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · it paragone (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · pl porównanie (state of being similar or alike) · de Vergleich (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · my အနှိုင်း (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ga comparáid (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · nl trappen van vergelijking (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ta ஒப்பீடு (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · es comparanza (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · hu összehasonlítás (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · mk спо́редба (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · nv ałhąąh sinil (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · bg сравне́ние (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · km ប្រៀប (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · grc σύγκρισις (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · id perbandingan (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · sl primerjava (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · pl porównanie (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · ang wiþmetennes (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · uz muqoyasa (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · it comparazione (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · sv komparation (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · km ពាក្យប្រៀប (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · mk споредба (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sk porovnanie (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · de Steigerung (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · enm comparisoun (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · af trappe van vergelyking (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · izh rinnoitus (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sq krahasim (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · pt comparação (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · es comparación (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · ar تَشْبِيه (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · de Vergleichung (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · enm comparisoun (state of being similar or alike) · ru сте́пени сравне́ния (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ta ஒப்பு (state of being similar or alike) · fa مقایسه (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ru сра́внивание (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · cmn 比較 /比较 (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ur اَنْدَازَہ (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · enm comparisoun (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · ca comparació (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sk stupňovanie (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ar مُقَايَسَة (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · kk салыстыру (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sh poređenje (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · pl stopniowanie (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · bg сравне́ние (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · la comparātiō (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · fr comparaison (state of being similar or alike) · th การเปรียบเทียบ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · he השוואה \ הַשְׁוָאָה (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · af vergelyking (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · vi sự so sánh (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · afb مُقارَنة (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · bg степенуване (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · fr comparaison (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · de Komparation (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sk porovnanie (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ar مُقَارَنَة (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ru сравне́ние (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · uk порі́вняння (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · lv salīdzināšana (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · mn харьцуулалт (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · lv salīdzinājums (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sv likhet (state of being similar or alike) · izh rinnoitus (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · tr mukayese (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · el σύγκριση (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · es comparación (state of being similar or alike) · sh ȕsporedba (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sv jämförelse (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · cs stupňování (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · hu összehasonlítás (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · de Abgleich (state of being similar or alike) · sh у̏споредба (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · af vergelyking (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · nrf compathaison (state of being similar or alike) · gl comparación (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · pt comparação (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ar مُقَابَلَة (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · cs porovnání (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · fr comparaison (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · hy համեմատություն (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · az müqayisə (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · eo komparo (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ota تطبیق (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · fi komparaatio (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · tr salıştırma (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · gl comparanza (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sh поређење (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · sh ȕsporedba (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · bo མཉམ་བསྡུར (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · hi तुलना (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ur مُوَازَنَہ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · hu összevetés (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · da gradbøjning (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ang wiþmetennes (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · be параўна́нне (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · tg муқоиса (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · tr karşılaştırma (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · el σύγκριση (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · he השוואה \ הַשְׁוָאָה (state of being similar or alike) · mi whakaritenga (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · bg схо́дство (state of being similar or alike) · mi whakatairitenga (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · sl primerjava (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · lt palyginimas (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · sh у̏споредба (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · uk порі́вняння (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · ru сравне́ние (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · cs porovnání (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · bo དཔེ་ཟླ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ta ஒப்பீடு (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · pl gradacja (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · da sammenligning (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ms perbandingan (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · nl gelijkenis (state of being similar or alike) · bo དཔེ་ཉེར་འཇལ (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · fi vertailu (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · de Vergleichbarkeit (state of being similar or alike) · sh поређење (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · grc σύγκρισις (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · de Komparation (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · enm comparisoun (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · id komparasi (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · fa تشبیه (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · fi samanlaisuus (state of being similar or alike) · nl vergelijking (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · nrf compathaison (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · de Vergleichen (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · fo stigbending (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · ga comparáid (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · bo འགྲན་བསྡུར (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · pl klimaks (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · hu fokozás (ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees) · lt lyginimas (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · de Vergleich (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · pl porównanie (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · pt comparação (state of being similar or alike) · nrf compathaison (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ja 比較 (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ka შედარება (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · it comparazione (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · nl vergelijking (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · ru схо́дство (state of being similar or alike) · nb sammenligning (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ca comparació (evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more) things) · es parangón (state of being similar or alike) · bn তুলনা (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · ml താരതമ്യം (act of comparing or the state of being compared) · es paragón (state of being similar or alike)

comparison en · NOUN

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