com·par·i·son (k m-p r  -sn)n. 1. a. The act of comparing or the process of being compared. b. A statement or estimate of similarities and differences. 2. The quality of being similar or equivalent; likeness: no comparison between the two books. 3. Grammar The modification or inflection of an adjective or adverb to denote the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees, as in English, along with the equative degree in certain other languages, such as Irish Gaelic. [Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparaison, from Latin compar  ti , compartin-, from compartus, past participle of comparre, to compare; see compare.] |
comparison [kəmˈpærɪsən]
n
1. the act or process of comparing
2. the state of being compared
3. comparable quality or qualities; likeness there was no comparison between them
4. (Literature / Rhetoric) a rhetorical device involving comparison, such as a simile
5. (Linguistics / Grammar) Also called degrees of comparison Grammar the listing of the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb
bear or stand comparison (with) to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
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| Noun | 1. |  comparison - the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) likening - the act of comparing similarities analogy - drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up" collation - careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement confrontation - a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison contrast - the act of distinguishing by comparing differences |
| 2. | comparison - relation based on similarities and differences relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together imaginative comparison - the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories | |
| 3. |  comparison - qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"alikeness, likeness, similitude - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness" |
comparison
noun
1. contrast, distinction, differentiation, juxtaposition, collation There are no previous statistics for comparison.
2. similarity, analogy, resemblance, correlation, likeness, comparability There is no comparison between the picture quality of a video and that of a DVD.
Quotations
"Comparisons are odious" [John Fortescue De Laudibus Legum Angliae]
"Comparisons are odorous" [William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing]
"Comparisons are odious" [John Fortescue De Laudibus Legum Angliae]
"Comparisons are odorous" [William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing]
Translations
comparison [kəmˈpærɪsn] N
1. (between things, people) → comparación f
there's no comparison (between them) → no hay comparación(entre ellos), no se puede comparar(el uno con el otro)
in or by comparison (with) → en comparación(con)
this one is large in comparison → éste es grande en comparación
to draw a comparison → establecer una comparación
it will bear or stand comparison with the best → se puede comparar con los mejores
there's no comparison (between them) → no hay comparación(entre ellos), no se puede comparar(el uno con el otro)
in or by comparison (with) → en comparación(con)
this one is large in comparison → éste es grande en comparación
to draw a comparison → establecer una comparación
it will bear or stand comparison with the best → se puede comparar con los mejores
2. (Gram) → comparación f
comparison [kəmˈpærɪsən] n → comparaison f
a comparison of sth and sth → une comparaison de qch avec qch, une comparaison entre qch et qch
in comparison, by comparison → en comparaison
in comparison with, by comparison with → en comparaison de, par rapport à
for comparison → pour comparaison
there is no comparison → il n'y a pas de comparaison possible
to stand comparison with sth, to bear comparison with sth → soutenir la comparaison avec qch
a comparison of sth and sth → une comparaison de qch avec qch, une comparaison entre qch et qch
in comparison, by comparison → en comparaison
in comparison with, by comparison with → en comparaison de, par rapport à
for comparison → pour comparaison
there is no comparison → il n'y a pas de comparaison possible
to stand comparison with sth, to bear comparison with sth → soutenir la comparaison avec qch
comparison
n
→ Vergleich m → (to mit); in or by comparison → vergleichsweise; in or by comparison with → im Vergleich zu; to make or draw a comparison → einen Vergleich anstellen; to bear or stand comparison → einem Vergleich standhalten, einen Vergleich aushalten; there’s no comparison → das ist gar kein Vergleich
comparison [kəmˈpærɪsn] n → paragone m, confronto
in comparison with, by comparison with → rispetto a, in confronto a/di
by comparison → a confronto
in comparison with, by comparison with → rispetto a, in confronto a/di
by comparison → a confronto
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