adjective. undefined

adjective. Relating to, based on, or involving comparison.

adjective. Of or relating to the scientific or historical comparison of different phenomena, institutions, or objects, such as languages, legal systems, or anatomical structures, in an effort to understand their origins or relationships.

adjective. Estimated by comparison; relative.

adjective. Of, relating to, or being the intermediate degree of comparison of adjectives, as better, sweeter, or more wonderful, or adverbs, as more softly.

noun. The comparative degree.

noun. An adjective or adverb expressing the comparative degree.

Estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute; relative.

Proceeding by comparison; founded on comparison; especially, founded on the comparison or the parallel pursuit of different branches of the same science or study: as, comparative anatomy; comparative grammar.

Making use of comparison or the comparative method.

Having the power of comparing; capable of noting similarities and differences.

In grammar, implying comparison; denoting a higher degree of a quality, relation, etc., as belonging to one object or set of objects as compared with another.

noun. One who is equal or pretends to be an equal; a rival; a competitor.

noun. In grammar, the comparative degree, or a word expressing it. See I., 5.

noun. The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed.

noun. An equal; a rival; a compeer.

noun. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.

adjective. Of or pertaining to comparison.

adjective. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison.

adjective. Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state.

adjective. Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -er, more, or less.

adjective. those which are based on a comprehensive comparison of the range of objects or facts in any branch or department, and which aim to study out and treat of the fundamental laws or systems of relation pervading them; as, comparative anatomy, comparative physiology, comparative philology.

adjective. Of or relating to comparison.

adjective. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.

adjective. Approximated by comparison; relative.

adjective. Comparable; bearing comparison.

noun. A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.

noun. A word in the comparative form.

noun. An equal; a rival; a compeer.

noun. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.

adjective. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

noun. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb

adjective. relating to or based on or involving comparison

"She said South Africa could play a pivotal role to promote cooperation because the country enjoyed what she called comparative advantages over many African countries."

comparative anatomy  comparative clause  comparative conjunction  comparative grammar  comparative inference  

relational  

absolute  absolute superlative  comparative superlative  degrees of comparison  relative superlative  

comparatively  comparativeness  comparativism  comparativist  comparativistic  

adjective  adverb  

imperative  narrative  

absolute  actual  considerable  extreme  relative  

affinitive  analogical  analogous  appertaining  approximate