COMPARISONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word COMPARISONS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of COMPARISONS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Comparison

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French comparesoun, from Latin comparatio(n-), from comparare ‘to pair, match’ (see compare)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kəmˈparɪs(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people

Short Definition:

consideration of similarities or dissimilarities between two things

Examples:
  • they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers
  • the two books invite comparison with one another
Definition:

the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

Short Definition:

formation of comparative and superlative forms of words

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 21

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 17

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 17

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games