Comparison Synonyms & Definitions

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• ComparisonDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To compare.
2. (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.
3. (n.) The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
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.
5. (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.
6. (n.) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
7. (n.) That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.