ALL meanings of comparativeness
com·par·a·tive
C c - adjective comparativeness of or relating to comparison. 1
- adjective comparativeness proceeding by, founded on, or using comparison as a method of study: comparative anatomy. 1
- adjective comparativeness estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute; relative: a comparative newcomer in politics; to live in comparative luxury. 1
- adjective comparativeness Grammar. being, noting, or pertaining to the intermediate degree of the comparison of adjectives, as better and more beautiful, the comparative forms of good and beautiful, and of adverbs, as nearer and more carefully, the comparative forms of near and carefully. Compare positive (def 21), superlative (def 2). 1
- noun comparativeness the comparative degree. 1
- noun comparativeness a form in the comparative. 1
- noun comparativeness The state or quality of being comparative. 1