Comparative Degree (Noun)
Meaning
The comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The comparative degree of "big" is "bigger" when comparing two things.
- The phrase "more quickly" is the comparative degree of the adverb "quickly".
- In English grammar, the comparative degree of an adjective is typically formed by adding the suffix "-er".
- The word "happier" is the comparative degree of the adjective "happy".
- The comparative degree of "wise" is "wiser" when comparing the intelligence of two people.