Comparative

Quick meaning: Comparative is an adjective meaning Of or relating to comparison.

Meaning

Of or relating to comparison.

More Meanings

1. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
2. Approximated by comparison; relative.
3. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
4. (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
5. (obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
6. (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
7. (obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.

Example Sentences

comparative anatomy

The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.

A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.

He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.

Word Forms

• comparatives

Synonyms for comparative

Depending on context, synonyms include relative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include relative, comparison, comparable, compare, comparability, intercomparison.

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