comparison

1. n. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them. Source: opted

3. n. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude. Source: opted

4. n. The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison. Source: opted

5. n. A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel. Source: opted

6. n. The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts. Source: opted

7. v. t. To compare. Source: opted

8. n. the act of examining resemblances Source: wordnet

9. n. relation based on similarities and differences Source: wordnet

10. n. qualities that are comparable Source: wordnet

11. The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which theadjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality orquantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison. Source: adambom

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