Comparative vs. Comparable
Difference Between Comparative and Comparable
Comparativeadjective
Of or relating to comparison.
Comparableadjective
(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing. The two are just not comparable.Comparativeadjective
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
comparative anatomyComparableadjective
(often with to) Similar (to); like.
Comparativeadjective
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Comparableadjective
(mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.Comparativeadjective
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Comparableadjective
(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
"Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.Comparativenoun
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
Comparablenoun
Something suitable for comparison.
Comparativenoun
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
Comparableadjective
able to be compared or worthy of comparison
Comparativenoun
Data used to make a comparison.
Comparableadjective
conforming in every respect;
boxes with corresponding dimensionsthe like period of the preceding yearComparativenoun
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
Comparativenoun
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
Comparativenoun
the comparative form of an adjective;
`better' is the comparative of `good'Comparativeadjective
relating to or based on or involving comparison;
comparative linguisticsComparativeadjective
having significance only in relation to something else;
a comparative newcomer
