comparaison
French edit
Etymology edit
An early borrowing of Latin comparātiōnem. Unrelated to comparaître (“to appear”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
comparaison f (plural comparaisons)
- comparison
- simile (figure of speech)
Further reading edit
- “comparaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Noun edit
comparaison f (plural comparaisons)