Definitionen
1.AdjectiveOf or relating to comparison."He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works."
2.AdjectiveUsing comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it."A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.; comparative anatomy"
3.AdjectiveApproximated by comparison; relative."I've passed the test with comparative ease."
4.AdjectiveComparable; bearing comparison.
5.NounThe 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).
6.NounAn adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
7.NounData used to make a comparison.
8.NounAn equal; a rival; a compeer.
9.NounOne who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.