NOUN | act | comparison, comparing | the act of examining resemblances |
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relation | comparison | relation based on similarities and differences | |
attribute | comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
Sounds | kahmpeh'rahsahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of examining resemblances. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | comparing | |
Narrower | analogy | Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect |
collation | Careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement | |
confrontation | A focussed comparison | |
contrast | The act of distinguishing by comparing differences | |
likening | The act of comparing similarities | |
Broader | examination, scrutiny | The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes / mistakes) |
Spanish | comparación, confrontación, cotejo | |
Catalan | acarament, confrontació | |
Verbs | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
Meaning | relation based on similarities and differences. | |
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Narrower | imaginative comparison | The kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories |
Broader | relation | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
Spanish | comparación | |
Catalan | comparació | |
Adjectives | comparative | relating to or based on or involving comparison |
Verbs | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
Meaning | Qualities that are comparable / comparable. | |
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Example | "no comparison between the two books" | |
Synonyms | compare, equivalence, comparability | |
Broader | likeness, alikeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
Spanish | comparabilidad, comparación, cotejo | |
Catalan | comparabilitat, comparació, comparança, cotejament | |
Verbs | compare | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous |
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