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11comparable — early 15c., from M.Fr. comparable, from L. comparabilis capable of comparison, from comparare (see COMPARISON (Cf. comparison)) …
12comparable — is pronounced with main stress on the first syllable. Its uses with to and with correspond to the meanings given at compare, with a marked preference in current usage for to: • This heroin is comparable in quality to that being sniffed by U.S.… …
13comparable — [adj1] worthy of comparison a match for, as good as, commensurable, commensurate, equal, equipollent, equipotential, equivalent, in a class with, on a par, proportionate, tantamount; concept 566 Ant. incomparable, unequal, unworthy comparable… …
14Comparable — may refer to: Comparability, in mathematics Comparative, in grammar, a word that denotes the degree by which an entity has a property greater or less in extent than another This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.… …
15comparable rectitude — An anachronistic doctrine that grants the spouse who is least at fault a divorce when both spouses have shown fault grounds for divorce. It is a response to an old common law rule that prevented a divorce when both spouses were at fault. Category …
16comparable — *like, alike, similar, analogous, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Antonyms: disparate Contrasted words: *different, divergent, diverse, various …
17comparable — (Del lat. comparabĭlis). adj. Que puede o merece compararse con alguien o algo …
18comparable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be likened to another; similar. 2) of equivalent quality. DERIVATIVES comparability noun comparably adverb …
19comparable — [käm′pə rə bəl, kəm par′ə bəl] adj. [ME & OFr < L comparabilis] 1. that can be compared 2. worthy of comparison comparability n. comparableness comparably adv …
20comparable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ closely, quite, very ▪ Its brain is closely comparable to the brain of a chimpanzee …
