comparisoun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French comparison, comparaison, from Latin comparātiō, comparātiōnem; equivalent to comparen + -isoun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
comparisoun (uncountable)
- The act of giving a thing similar or identical value to another; similitude in value.
- (more generally) Similitude, relation; the state of being similar.
- Comparison; the state of comparing or measuring.
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech relying on comparison.
- (grammar) Grammatical comparison (of adjectives and adverbs)
- (rare) A distinction; the state of having a distinct feature.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: comparison
- Scots: comparison
References edit
- “comparisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.