Comparative meaning

What does “comparative” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“comparative” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.

comparative

noun

  1. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb

    “`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'”

    “`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'”

adjective

  1. relating to or based on or involving comparison

    “comparative linguistics”

    “the comparative form of an adjective”

  2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

    “a relative stranger”

    Synonymsrelative

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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