comparaison

Meaning

1. (feminine) comparison
2. (feminine) simile (figure of speech)

Concepts

comparison

simile

resemblance

comparability

contrast

compare

comparing

equivalence

assemblance

benchmark

bench mark

comparableness

likeness

metaphor

similitude

antithesis

Synonyms

comparabilité

mise en parallèle

comparer

contraste

rapprochement

mesure

métaphore

parallèle

probabilité

ressemblance

comparent

comparez

antithèse

comparons

apparence

confrontation

critère

équivalence

Translations

Vergleich

comparación

comparação

vergelijking

confronto

paragone

comparazione

comparació

σύγκριση

Vergleichung

raffronto

Gleichnis

Komparation

similitudine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔ̃.pa.ʁɛ.zɔ̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: comparatio

In summary

An early borrowing of Latin comparātiōnem. Unrelated to comparaître (“to appear”).