Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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comparison | Yes | No | No | No |
analogy | Yes | No | No | No |
comparison (noun) | analogy (noun) |
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the act of examining resemblances | drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect |
qualities that are comparable | an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others |
relation based on similarities and differences | the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate |