degree of comparison en · NOUN
Meanings
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A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.
The degrees of comparison of good are good (positive), better (comparative) and best (superlative).
Among the degrees of comparison, some have enumerated equality; as when we say, "It is as sweet as honey."
1851, Goold Brown, edited by Samuel U. Berrian, The Grammar of English Grammars, 10th edition, page 285:The word red is an adjective, in the dogmatical or positive degree of comparison.
1820, James Brown, An American Grammar, page 43: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.
1833, Joseph Hervey Hull, English Grammar, by Lectures, page 55:The degrees of comparison possible are: positive (big), comparative (bigger), superlative (biggest), and elative (very big).
2007, Rodney J. Decker, Koine Greek Reader: Selections from the New Testament, Septuagint, and Early Christian Writers, page 205:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| degrees of comparison | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
comparative · relative superlative · elative · superlative · positive · comparative superlative
Synonyms
Translations (21)
la gradus comparationis (form of an adjective) · mn зэрэг (form of an adjective) · la gradus (form of an adjective) · de Steigerungsform (form of an adjective) · nl trap van vergelijking (form of an adjective) · el βαθμός του επιθέτου (form of an adjective) · bg степен на сравнение (form of an adjective) · bg степен за сравнение (form of an adjective) · sk stupeň (form of an adjective) · ru сте́пень сравне́ния (form of an adjective) · hu fokozott alak (form of an adjective) · de Vergleichungsstufe (form of an adjective) · de Steigerungsstufe (form of an adjective) · ro grade de comparație (form of an adjective) · fi vertailuaste (form of an adjective) · izh rinnoitussteeppeni (form of an adjective) · pl stopień (form of an adjective) · de Vergleichungsstaffel (form of an adjective) · pt grau de comparação (form of an adjective) · ga céim (form of an adjective) · cmn 比較等級 /比较等级 (form of an adjective)