comparative Pronunciation: /kəmˈpærətɪv/Translate comparative | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of comparativeadj 1 (in grammar) comparatif/-ive 2 (relative) relatif/-ive in comparative terms = en termes relatifs 3 [study] comparatif/-ivecomparative in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of comparative in the British & World English dictionary Definition of comparative in the US English dictionary