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comparability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌkɒmp(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/
  • /kəmˌpæɹəˈbɪlɪti/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AA2 M P ER0 AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being comparable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

qualities that are comparable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • no comparison between the two books
  • beyond compare

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comparison, compare, equivalence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: likeness, alikeness, similitude

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vertailukelpoisuus — quality of being comparable
  • Finnish: verrattavuus — quality of being comparable
  • Finnish: vastaavuus — quality of being comparable
  • French: comparabilité — quality of being comparable
  • Hungarian: összehasonlíthatóság — quality of being comparable
  • Macedonian: споредливост (sporedlivost) — quality of being comparable
  • Polish: porównywalność — quality of being comparable
  • Slovak: porovnateľnosť — quality of being comparable