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comparative degree

comparative degree noun: the degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

Noun

comparative degree (plural comparative degrees)

  1. The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
    Synonyms:
    comparative

comparative degree meaning in Tamil and Gujarati

comparative degree in Tamil

உறழ் தரம், ஒப்புஅடை

comparative degree in Gujarati

comparative degree; more
વધારે vadhārě

Synonyms of comparative degree

Forms of comparative degree

pluralcomparative degrees

Questions about comparative degree

What does comparative degree mean?
Comparative degree means the degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
What is comparative degree in Tamil?
Comparative degree in Tamil is உறழ் தரம், ஒப்புஅடை. See Comparative degree meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is comparative degree?
Comparative degree is a noun.
What is the plural of comparative degree?
The plural of comparative degree is comparative degrees.

Words near comparative degree in the dictionary

  1. comparative anatomy
  2. comparative case
  3. comparative cases
  4. comparative clause
  5. comparative clauses
  6. comparative degree
  7. comparative degrees
  8. comparative ethics
  9. comparative illusion
  10. comparative illusions
  11. comparative linguist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: comparative degree (page history and authors); comparative degree (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); વધારે (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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