Comparison
Definition of Comparison
Com`par´i`son | n. | 1. | The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate. | | 2. | The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them. | | 3. | That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude. | | 4. | (Gram.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison. | | 5. | (Rhet.) A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel. | | 6. | (Phren.) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts. | | v. t. | 1. | To compare. |
Related Words
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