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Comparative

noun/kjˈuːɐmˌʌtʃɪl/
Definition
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
relating to or based on or involving comparison
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kjˈuːɐmˌʌtʃɪl/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪsˈeɪvz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪsˈeɪvz/
4 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːɐmˌʌtʃɪl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe comparative form of an adjective or adverb
“`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'”
adjectiverelating to or based on or involving comparison
“comparative linguistics”
adjectiveestimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
“a relative stranger”
Word Forms
comparativeadjectiverelating to or based on or involving comparison
comparativenounthe comparative form of an adjective or adverb
compareverbconsider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
relativitynounthe quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vergleichend
die Komparativform eines Adjektivs oder Adverbs
🇫🇷French
comparatif
la forme comparative d'un adjectif ou d'un adverbe
🇪🇸Spanish
comparativo
la forma comparativa de un adjetivo o adverbio
🇮🇹Italian
comparativo
la forma comparativa di un aggettivo o di un avverbio
🇳🇱Dutch
vergelijkend
de vergelijkende vorm van een bijvoeglijk naamwoord of bijwoord
🇵🇹Portuguese
comparativo
a forma comparativa de um adjetivo ou advérbio
🇷🇺Russian
сравнительный
сравнительная форма прилагательного или наречия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तुलनात्मक
किसी विशेषण या क्रियाविशेषण का तुलनात्मक रूप
🇧🇩Bengali
তুলনামূলক
একটি বিশেষণ বা ক্রিয়াবিশেষণের তুলনামূলক রূপ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒப்பீட்டு
ஒரு பெயரடை அல்லது வினையுரிச்சொல்லின் ஒப்பீட்டு வடிவம்
🇮🇳Telugu
తులనాత్మక
విశేషణం లేదా క్రియా విశేషణం యొక్క తులనాత్మక రూపం
🇮🇳Marathi
तुलनात्मक
विशेषण किंवा क्रियाविशेषणाचे तुलनात्मक रूप
🇮🇳Gujarati
તુલનાત્મક
વિશેષણ અથવા ક્રિયાવિશેષણનું તુલનાત્મક સ્વરૂપ
🇮🇳Kannada
ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕ
ವಿಶೇಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯಾವಿಶೇಷಣದ ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕ ರೂಪ
🇮🇳Malayalam
താരതമ്യ
ഒരു നാമവിശേഷണത്തിൻ്റെയോ ക്രിയാവിശേഷണത്തിൻ്റെയോ താരതമ്യ രൂപം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤੁਲਨਾਤਮਕ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਣ ਦਾ ਤੁਲਨਾਤਮਕ ਰੂਪ
🇵🇰Urdu
تقابلی
کسی صفت یا فعل کی تقابلی شکل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
比较
形容词或副词的比较级形式
🇯🇵Japanese
比較
🇰🇷Korean
비교의
형용사나 부사의 비교급 형태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
so sánh
dạng so sánh của tính từ hoặc trạng từ
🇹🇭Thai
เปรียบเทียบ
รูปแบบเปรียบเทียบของคำคุณศัพท์หรือคำวิเศษณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
komparatif
bentuk komparatif dari kata sifat atau kata keterangan
🇵🇭Filipino
paghahambing
ang pahambing na anyo ng isang pang-uri o pang-abay
🇲🇾Malay
perbandingan
bentuk perbandingan kata adjektif atau kata keterangan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مقارن
الشكل المقارن للصفة أو الظرف
🇮🇷Persian
مقایسه ای
شکل مقایسه ای یک صفت یا قید
🇹🇷Turkish
karşılaştırmalı
bir sıfat veya zarfın karşılaştırmalı biçimi
🇮🇱Hebrew
יַחֲסִי
צורת ההשוואה של שם תואר או תואר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'comparative'?
The primary meaning of 'comparative' is 'the comparative form of an adjective or adverb'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'comparative' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'comparative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'comparative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'comparative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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