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The quality of being commutable; interchangeableness.

The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.

Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more bright, or less bright. Comparative sciences, those which are based on a comprehensive comparison of the…

To vie; to assume a likeness or equality. Shall pack horses . . . compare with Cæsars Shak.

The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.

The quality or state of being compassionate.

The quality or power of being compatible or congruous; congruity; as, a compatibility of tempers; a compatibility of properties.

The state or quality of being compendious.

The quality or state of being complex or involved; complication. The complexedness of these moral ideas. Locke.

Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded. [R.]

Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded. [R.]

The quality or state of being comprehensible; capability of being understood.

The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.

The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope. Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on ancient coins. Addison.

The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.

The quality of being compressible; compressibility.

The quality of concentrating.

The quality of being conceivable; conceivableness. Cudworth.

The quality of being concise.

The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.