comparative

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
- 'faster' is the comparative of the adjective 'fast'
- 'less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective 'famous'
- 'more surely' is the comparative of the adverb 'surely'
• Syn:
comparative degree
• Members of this Usage Domain:
better, best, finer, worse, farthermost,
farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost, earlier,
earliest, more, more than, less, fewer, nearer,
nigher, closer
• Hypernyms:
adjective, adverb

II - adjective

1. relating to or based on or involving comparison (Freq. 4)
- comparative linguistics
• Pertains to noun:
comparison
• Derivationally related forms:
compare
2. estimated by comparison;
not absolute or complete
- a relative stranger
• Syn:
relative
• Ant:
absolute (for: relative)
• Similar to:
relational
• Derivationally related forms:
compare, relativity (for: relative)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  relative, comparative degree