comparative

From Latin 'comparativus', from 'comparare' meaning 'to compare'.

NOUN (1)

[/kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/^en-US]

Synonyms comparison formal , relative

Antonyms absolute

a form of an adjective or adverb that expresses a higher degree of a quality in comparison to another; often formed by adding '-er' to the adjective or using 'more' before it.

plural
comparatives

In the phrase 'taller than', 'taller' is the comparative form of 'tall'.

plural: comparatives

ADJ (1)

[/kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv/^en-US]

Synonyms relative , comparative degree grammatical

Antonyms absolute

relating to, or denoting the grammatical form used to compare two or more nouns.

In English, the comparative form of 'big' is 'bigger'.