comparative

Adjective
  1. Relating to or based on or involving comparison (synset 303002422)
    "comparative linguistics"; "the comparative form of an adjective"
  2. Estimated by comparison;
    Not absolute or complete (synset 300006050)
    "a relative stranger"
    similar to: relational - having a relation or being related
    same as: relative
Noun
  1. The comparative form of an adjective or adverb (synset 106333686)
    "`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'"
    domain member usage:
    • best, better - (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
    • better - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
    • finer - (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence
    • worse - (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
    • better - (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
    • farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost - (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
    • earlier, earliest - (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
    • more, more than - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
    • less - (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
    • more - (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
    • fewer - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
    • worse - (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
    • closer, nearer, nigher - (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
    is a type of:
    • adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of something
    • adverb - a word that modifies something other than a noun
    same as: comparative degree

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