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no comparison

no comparison interjection: an assertion that two things proposed to be compared are not alike, usually indicating that one is substantially superior to the other.

Interjection

  1. An assertion that two things proposed to be compared are not alike, usually indicating that one is substantially superior to the other.
    • “I'm twice the woman I was” ; “very different to what I have ever been for years before the operation”; “better—no comparison.”1908, Arthur Giles, “A Clinical Lecture on the After-Results of the Surgical Treatment of Uterine Displacements”, in The Medical Press and Circular, volume 136, M.D., page 549
    • He swallowed and shook his head. “No comparison.”1989, James Kaplan, Pearl's Progress, page 184

Origin of no comparison

Ellipsis of there is no comparison. Compare no contest.

Questions about no comparison

What does no comparison mean?
No comparison means an assertion that two things proposed to be compared are not alike, usually indicating that one is substantially superior to the other.
What part of speech is no comparison?
No comparison is an interjection.

Words near no comparison in the dictionary

  1. no cigar
  2. no claims bonus
  3. no claims bonuses
  4. no clue
  5. no comment
  6. no comparison
  7. no complies
  8. no comply
  9. no complys
  10. no contact, no contract
  11. no contest

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