comparable
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA: /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəb̩l/, X-SAMPA: /"kQmp(@)r@b=l/
- (US) IPA: /kɒmˈpæɹəb̩l/, X-SAMPA: /kQm"p{r@b=l/
- (US) IPA: /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/, X-SAMPA: /k@m"pEr@b=l/
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.
- (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.
Related terms
Translations
able to be compared
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similar — see similar
Noun
comparable (plural comparables)
- Something suitable for comparison
- 2009 January 2, Fred A. Bernstein, “Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?”:
- And the appraiser said he couldn't come up with comparables, because there hadn't been any sales nearby in several months.
- 2009 January 2, Fred A. Bernstein, “Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?”:
French
Pronunciation
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Audio (Paris) (file)
Adjective
comparable (masculine and feminine, plural comparables)
- comparable (suitable to be compared)