Once divorced from key questions of national culture and identity, comparative literature loses its way.
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Comparative
//kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv//
Synonyms for "comparative" (38 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (19)
Related word relations
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2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
23 entriesabsolute comparativecomparatistcomparative advantagecomparative anatomycomparative casecomparative degreecomparative ethicscomparative illusioncomparative linguistcomparative linguisticscomparative literaturecomparative methodcomparative of equalitycomparative of inferioritycomparative of superioritycomparative superlative
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1 entriesTranslations
146 translations across 52 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- shkalla krahasore noun (degree of comparison)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- συγκριτικός adj (of or relating to comparison)
- συγκριτικόν noun (degree of comparison)
Arabic
1 entries- دَرَجَة نِسْبِيَّة noun (degree of comparison)
Armenian
2 entries- համեմատական adj (of or relating to comparison)
- համեմատական adj (using comparison as a method of study)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- müqayisəli adj (of or relating to comparison)
- müqayisəli adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- müqayisəvi adj (using comparison as a method of study)
Belarusian
3 entries- параўна́льны adj (of or relating to comparison)
- вышэ́йшая ступе́нь noun (degree of comparison)
- параўна́льная ступе́нь noun (degree of comparison)
Bengali
1 entries- তুলনামূলক adj (using comparison as a method of study)
Breton
1 entries- derez-uheloc'h noun (degree of comparison)
Bulgarian
4 entries- относи́телен adj (relative)
- сравни́телен adj (of or relating to comparison)
- сравни́телен adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- сравни́телна сте́пен noun (degree of comparison)
Catalan
4 entries- comparatiu adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparatiu adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- comparatiu noun (degree of comparison)
- comparatiu noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 比較級 /比较级 noun (degree of comparison)
Czech
4 entries- srovnávací adj (of or relating to comparison)
- druhý stupeň noun (degree of comparison)
- komparativ noun (degree of comparison)
- komparativ noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Danish
3 entries- komparativ adj (of or relating to comparison)
- komparativ adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- sammenlignende adj (of or relating to comparison)
Dutch
3 entries- vergelijkend adj (of or relating to comparison)
- vergelijkende trap noun (degree of comparison)
- vergrotende trap noun (degree of comparison)
Estonian
2 entries- keskvõrre noun (degree of comparison)
- komparatiiv noun (degree of comparison)
Faroese
1 entries- miðstig noun (degree of comparison)
Finnish
4 entries- suhteellinen adj (relative)
- verrannollinen adj (of or relating to comparison)
- verrannollinen adj (relative)
- vertaileva adj (of or relating to comparison)
French
4 entries- comparatif adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparatif adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- comparatif noun (degree of comparison)
- comparatif noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Galician
1 entries- comparativo adj (of or relating to comparison)
German
4 entries- komparativ adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- relativ adj (relative)
- vergleichend adj (of or relating to comparison)
- verhältnismäßig adj (relative)
Greek
4 entries- συγκριτικός adj (of or relating to comparison)
- συγκριτικός adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- συγκριτικός noun (degree of comparison)
- συγκριτικός noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Hungarian
3 entries- komparatív adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- összehasonlító adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- középfok noun (degree of comparison)
Icelandic
1 entries- miðstig noun (degree of comparison)
Indonesian
4 entries- komparatif adj (of or relating to comparison)
- perbandingan adj (of or relating to comparison)
- pelebihan noun (degree of comparison)
- pembanding noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Ingrian
2 entries- komparativa noun (degree of comparison)
- rinnoitussteeppeni noun (degree of comparison)
Irish
3 entries- comparáideach adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparáideach adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- breischéim noun (degree of comparison)
Italian
4 entries- comparativo adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparativo adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- comparativo adj (relative)
- comparativo noun (degree of comparison)
Japanese
1 entries- 比較級 noun (degree of comparison)
Korean
1 entries- 비교급 noun (degree of comparison)
Latin
3 entries- collatio secunda noun (degree of comparison)
- comparativus noun (degree of comparison)
- gradus comparativus noun (degree of comparison)
Lithuanian
1 entries- aukštesnysis laipsnis noun (degree of comparison)
Macedonian
1 entries- споредбен adj (of or relating to comparison)
Norman
4 entries- compathatif adj (of or relating to comparison)
- compathatif adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- compathatif noun (degree of comparison)
- compathatif noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Norwegian
2 entries- komparativ adj (of or relating to comparison)
- komparativ noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Old English
1 entries- wiþmetendlīċ noun (degree of comparison)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مقایسهلی adj (of or relating to comparison)
Persian
4 entries- تطبیقی adj (of or relating to comparison)
- تفضیلی adj (of or relating to comparison)
- صفت برتر noun (degree of comparison)
- صفت برتر noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Polish
3 entries- porównawczy adj (of or relating to comparison)
- stopień wyższy noun (degree of comparison)
- stopień wyższy noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Portuguese
4 entries- comparativo adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparativo adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- comparativo noun (degree of comparison)
- comparativo noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Romanian
2 entries- comparativ adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparativ adj (using comparison as a method of study)
Russian
4 entries- относи́тельный adj (relative)
- сравни́тельный adj (of or relating to comparison)
- сравни́тельный adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- компарати́в noun (degree of comparison)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kȍmparatīv noun (degree of comparison)
- kȍmparatīv noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
- ко̏мпаратӣв noun (degree of comparison)
- ко̏мпаратӣв noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Slovak
4 entries- komparatívny adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- pomerný adj (relative)
- porovnávací adj (of or relating to comparison)
- relatívny adj (relative)
Slovene
2 entries- primerjalen adj (of or relating to comparison)
- primérnik noun (degree of comparison)
Spanish
4 entries- comparativo adj (of or relating to comparison)
- comparativo adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- comparativo adj (relative)
- comparativo noun (degree of comparison)
Swedish
4 entries- jämförande adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- komparativ adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- komparativ noun (degree of comparison)
- komparativ noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Tagalog
3 entries- hambingin adj (of or relating to comparison)
- hambingin adj (using comparison as a method of study)
- pahambing noun (degree of comparison)
Turkish
2 entries- karşılaştırmalı adj (of or relating to comparison)
- mukayeseli adj (of or relating to comparison)
Ukrainian
2 entries- порівня́льний adj (of or relating to comparison)
- ви́щий сту́пінь noun (degree of comparison)
Uzbek
1 entries- qiyosiy adj (using comparison as a method of study)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cấp so sánh noun (degree of comparison)
- cấp so sánh noun (adjective or adverb in the comparative degree)
Welsh
2 entries- cymharol adj (relative)
- gradd gymharol noun (degree of comparison)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.
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Comparative studies are now making rapid progress.
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Unlike "then", "than" is not related to time. "Than" is used in comparative statements.
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