Comparison; the action or fact of comparing or likening one thing to another. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ130101 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] (69) evennessOE Comparison; the action or fact of comparing or likening one thing to another. Obsolete. eveningc1225 Comparison, compare. Cf. even, v.1 7a 8a. Obsolete. collationc1374 The action of bringing together and comparing; comparison. respitea1382 Respect, regard. in respite of: with regard to; in relation to. Obsolete. comparison1393 The action, or an act, of comparing, or noting the similarities and differences of two or more things: see compare, v.1 2. proportion?a1425 In extended use: a relation between things in regard to nature, type, etc., rather than size or quantity; comparison; analogy, correspondence… resemblance?a1439 The action or fact of comparing or likening a person or thing to another, esp. as a rhetorical device; comparison; association; juxtaposition. Obs… comparation1483 The action of comparing, comparison, n. comparing1489 The action of compare, v.1; comparison. commensuration1526 The measuring of things against or in comparison with each other. parificationc1537 The action of making equal or putting on an equal footing. conferring1561 The action of confer, v. paragon1590 Comparison; competition or emulation. Obsolete. counter-scale1645 The opposite scale (of the balance); figurative in quots. counterbalance1647 Weighing of one thing against another; comparison. Obsolete. collibration1656 Weighing together; comparison. confrontation1665 The action of bringing face to face, or together, for comparison. similituding1681 the action of drawing comparisons. simile1682 As a mass noun: the use of similes (sense 1a); language characterized by the making of comparisons. confronting1887 The action of confront, v. Subcategories:— depreciatory (1) — quality of (1) — instance of (10) — one who compares (3) — instrument for comparing (1) — person or thing compared (5) — standard of comparison (8) — classification based on (1) — priority based on (1) — capacity for comparison (7) — range of comparison (1) — representing as similar (10) |
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