English noun: comparative degree | |||
1. | comparative degree (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 | ||
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 | ||