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English adjective: comparative | |||
| 1. | comparative relating to or based on or involving comparison | ||
| Samples | Comparative linguistics. | ||
| 2. | comparative estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | ||
| Samples | A relative stranger. | ||
| Synonyms | relative | ||
| Similar | relational | ||
| Antonyms | absolute | ||
English noun: comparative | |||
| 1. | comparative (communication) the comparative form of an adjective or adverb | ||
| Samples | `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 degree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjective, adverb | ||
| Domain usage members | best, better, better, better, closer, earlier, earliest, farthermost, farthest, fewer, finer, furthermost, furthest, less, more, more, more than, nearer, nigher, utmost, uttermost, worse, worse | ||
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