comparable

/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/

noun

  1. 1

    Something suitable for comparison.

adjective

  1. 1

    (often with to) Able to be compared (to).

    An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.
  2. 2

    (often with to) Similar (to); like.

  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

    (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.

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