English Explanatory Dictionary

comparable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to be compared (to).
  2. Similar (to); like.
  3. Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
  4. Having comparative and superlative forms.
noun
  1. Something suitable for comparison.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/ [ˈkʰɒmpʰəɹəbəl] ~ [ˈkʰɒmpʰɹəbl̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable2.wav /kəmˈpæɹəbəl/ [kəmˈpæɹəbəl] ~ [kəmˈpæɹəbl̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable.wav /ˈkɑmpɚəbəl/ [ˈkʰɑmpʰɚəbəl] ~ [ˈkʰɑmpʰɹ̩əbl̩] /kəmˈpɛɹəbəl/ [kəmˈpɛɹəbəl] ~ [kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩]

Word forms

comparable more comparable most comparable comparables

Etymology

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

Synonyms

gradable

Derived words

biocomparable comparability comparable function comparableness comparable worth comparably incomparable intercomparable noncomparable uncomparable
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