COMPARABLE
Com"pa*ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. comparabilis: cf. F. comparable.]
Defn: Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a
discreet and virtuous friend. Addison.
— Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n.
— Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
COMPARATE Com"pa*rate, n. Etym: [L. comparatum, fr. comparatus, p. p. of comparare. See 1st Compare.] (Logic)
Defn: One of two things compared together.
COMPARATION
Com`pa*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. comparatio. See Compare to get.]
Defn: A making ready; provision. [Obs.]
COMPARATIVE
Com*par"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.]
1. Of or pertaining to comparison. "The comparative faculty." Granvill.
2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative anatomy.
3. Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state. The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold. Whewell. The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that incloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top. Bentley.