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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pae
rih
sn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the process or result of comparing or of being compared.
This detailed comparison of the two systems helped me understand the differences.- similar words:
- analogy, contrast
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| definition 2: |
likeness or basis for comparing.
There is no comparison between my work as an artist and the works of the great masters.- similar words:
- analogy, likeness, match, parallel, resemblance, similarity
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adjective + (n.)comparison
accurate,
apt,
constant,
cross-cultural,
demographic,
detailed,
direct,
experimental,
explicit,
favorable,
follow-up,
head-to-head,
inevitable,
invidious,
matched,
meaningful,
mild,
multiple,
normative,
paired,
pale,
planned,
post,
prior,
quantitative,
relevant,
simultaneous,
statistical,
subsequent,
systematic,
tame,
trivial,
unfair,
unfavorable,
useful,
valid
[See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)comparison
conduct, draw, evoke, facilitate, invite, pair, pale, permit, preclude
(n.)comparison
+ verb
reveal, shop
noun + (n.)comparison
analysis, baseline, basis, criteria, gender, means, reliability, statistics, variance
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The word comparison
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commingle, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comport, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, compulsive, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
par1
Latin
root
that means equal
Example words:
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