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Webster 1913 Edition
Comparable
Com′pa-ra-ble
,Adj.
[L.
comparabilis
: cf. F. comparable
.] Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
– Com′pa-ra-ble-ness
, Noun.
Com′pa-ra-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Comparable
COMPARABLE
,Adj.
There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend.
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold. Lam. 4.
Definition 2024
comparable
comparable
English
Adjective
comparable (comparative more comparable, superlative most comparable)
- (often with to) Able to be compared (to).
- An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus. You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing. The two are just not comparable.
- (often with to) Similar (to); like.
- 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
- Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
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- (mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
- Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.
- (grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
- "Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.
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Translations
able to be compared
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similar — see similar
Noun
comparable (plural comparables)
- Something suitable for comparison.
Catalan
Adjective
comparable m, f (masculine and feminine plural comparables)
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
comparable m, f (plural comparables)
- comparable (suitable to be compared)
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Galician
Alternative forms
Adjective
comparable m, f (plural comparables)
Related terms
- comparar
- incomparábel / incomparable