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comparison

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1. comparison - Noun

2. comparison - Verb

Meaning

The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.

The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.

That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.

The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.

A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.

The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.

To compare.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Jealousy is the fear of comparison. Max Frisch

Read the lives of the saints. You will find everything in them, they will teach you everything. Compare yourself not with your neighbors, but with the saints - such a comparison reveals to us how sinful we are. Seraphim of Sofia

Our life is but a minute in comparison with eternity. Seraphim of Sarov

Comparison is not necessarily proof. French Proverb

Comparison is not proof. French Proverb

Man, woman, and devil, are the three degrees of comparison. English Proverb

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