comparisoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• comparison, comparson, comparsoun, comparyson, comparysoun, comperison, comperson, comperyson

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French comparison, comparaison, from Latin comparātiō, comparātiōnem; equivalent to comparen +‎ -isoun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔmˌpariˈzuːn/, /kɔmˈparizun/

Noun

comparisoun (uncountable)

1. The act of giving a thing similar or identical value to another; similitude in value.
2. (more generally) Similitude, relation; the state of being similar.
3. Comparison; the state of comparing or measuring.
4. (rhetoric) A figure of speech relying on comparison.
5. (grammar) Grammatical comparison (of adjectives and adverbs)
6. (rare) A distinction; the state of having a distinct feature.

Related terms

• comparisounen

Descendants

• English: comparison
• Scots: comparison

References

• “comparisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.