comparable

Definition

Able to be compared (to).

Etymology

From Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis. By surface analysis, compare + -able.

Example Sentences

• "An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus."
• "You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing. The two are just not comparable."
• "The firebox married to Britannia's boiler is not, however, in the Doncaster tradition, notwithstanding that it is comparable in dimensions to that of the "V2.""