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Comparable

//ˈkɑmp.(ə.)ɹə.bɫ̩// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be compared (to). often

    "An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus."

  2. 2
    Similar (to); like. often

    "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."

  3. 3
    Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

    "Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not."

  4. 4
    Having comparative and superlative forms.

    ""Big" is a comparable adjective because it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; "unique" and "amazing", in contrast, are not comparable adjectives."

Adjective
  1. 1
    able to be compared or worthy of comparison wordnet
  2. 2
    conforming in every respect wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something suitable for comparison.

    "And the appraiser said he couldn't come up with comparables, because there hadn't been any sales nearby in several months."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able.

Etymology 2

From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able.

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