Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of or relating to comparison.

    He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.

    vergleichend

    сравни́тельныйsravnítelʹnyj

    порівня́льнийporivnjálʹnyj

    relating to or based on or involving comparison

  2. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.

    A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.

    comparative anatomy

    komparativ

    сравни́тельныйsravnítelʹnyj

  3. Approximated by comparison; relative.

    I've passed the test with comparative ease.

    verhältnismäßig, relativ

    относи́тельныйotnosítelʹnyj

    estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

  4. (obsolete)Comparable; bearing comparison.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Yanni wrote a few books on comparative religion.

  2. After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.

  3. A comparative analysis of the results would have to be conducted.

    ruПришлось бы выполнить сравнительный анализ результатов. — Wezel

    deMan müsste eine Vergleichsanalyse der Resultate erstellen. — manese

  4. The most important method of comparative linguistics is the comparative method.

  5. Comparative studies are now making rapid progress.

    deVergleichende Studien machen jetzt große Fortschritte. — samueldora

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or relating to comparison:
Русский
By meaning 2
of or relating to comparison:
relative:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
of or relating to comparison:
using comparison as a method of study:
relative:

Origin

From Middle English comparatif, from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus, eq

From Middle English comparatif, from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus, equivalent to comparātus, from comparāre (“to compare”) + -ive, from Latin -īvus.

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