What does comparative mean in English? Meaning of comparative definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "comparative": the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
Noun
Meaning: the comparative form of an adjective or adverbExample: `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'
`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'
`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'Synonyms: comparative
comparative degreeHypernyms: adjective
adverbMeaning of "comparative": relating to or based on or involving comparison
Adjective
Meaning: relating to or based on or involving comparisonExample: comparative linguisticsSynonyms: comparativeMeaning of "comparative": estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
Adjective
Meaning: estimated by comparison; not absolute or completeExample: a relative strangerSynonyms: comparative
relativeAntonyms: absoluteSimilar: relationalAdjective: Of or relating to comparison. Granvill The comparative faculty.Granvill The comparative faculty.Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it. comparative anatomyApproximated by comparison; relative. Whewell The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold. Bentley The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that encloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top.Whewell The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.Bentley The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that encloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top.(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison. 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.137: And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative.1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.137: And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative.Synonyms:
provisional, like, equivalent, relative, correlative, approaching, parallel, contingent, analogous, comparable, conditional, connected, corresponding, matching, metaphorical, near, qualified, related, restricted, similar, allusive, by comparison, contrastive, in proportion, not absolute, not positive, rivaling, vying, with reservation,
Antonyms:
dissimilar, unlike, different, unequal, separate,
