Comparison — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of examining resemblances

relation based on similarities and differences

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːbɐlˌeɪə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪsɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪsɛkt/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːbɐlˌeɪə/.

Examples

they made a comparison of noise levels
the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator
no comparison between the two books

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equivalence comparability comparing compare

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of examining resemblances “they made a comparison of noise levels”
noun	relation based on similarities and differences
noun	qualities that are comparable “no comparison between the two books”

Word Forms

compare	verb	examine and note the similarities or differences of
comparable	adjective	able to be compared or worthy of comparison

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vergleich

der Akt der Untersuchung von Ähnlichkeiten

🇫🇷French

comparaison

l'acte d'examiner les ressemblances

🇪🇸Spanish

comparación

el acto de examinar semejanzas

🇮🇹Italian

confronto

l’atto di esaminare le somiglianze

🇳🇱Dutch

vergelijking

de handeling van het onderzoeken van overeenkomsten

🇵🇹Portuguese

comparação

o ato de examinar semelhanças

🇷🇺Russian

сравнение

акт изучения сходства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुलना

समानताओं की जांच करने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

তুলনা

সাদৃশ্য পরীক্ষা করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்பீடு

ஒற்றுமைகளை ஆராயும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోలిక

సారూప్యతలను పరిశీలించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

तुलना

साम्य तपासण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરખામણી

સામ્યતાઓ તપાસવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

ಹೋಲಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താരതമ്യം

സാമ്യങ്ങൾ പരിശോധിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਲਨਾ

ਸਮਾਨਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

موازنہ

مماثلت کی جانچ کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

比较

检查相似性的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

比較

類似点を調べる行為

🇰🇷Korean

비교

유사점을 조사하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

so sánh

hành động kiểm tra sự giống nhau

🇹🇭Thai

การเปรียบเทียบ

การตรวจสอบความคล้ายคลึงกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbandingan

tindakan memeriksa kemiripan

🇵🇭Filipino

paghahambing

ang pagkilos ng pagsusuri ng mga pagkakahawig

🇲🇾Malay

perbandingan

tindakan meneliti persamaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقارنة

فعل فحص التشابه

🇮🇷Persian

مقایسه

عمل بررسی شباهت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

karşılaştırmak

benzerlikleri inceleme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

השוואה

פעולת בחינת הדמיון

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'comparison' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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