Meanings
- An assertion that two things proposed to be compared are not alike, usually indicating that one is substantially superior to the other.
He swallowed and shook his head. “No comparison.”
1989, James Kaplan, Pearl's Progress, page 1842 more examples
“I'm twice the woman I was” ; “very different to what I have ever been for years before the operation”; “better—no comparison.”
1908, Arthur Giles, “A Clinical Lecture on the After-Results of the Surgical Treatment of Uterine Displacements”, in The Medical Press and Circular, volume 136, M.D., page 549Asquith nodded, and Timbre dismissed it with a wave of his hand. “No comparison. I've seen the sunrises at The Site bring many a cynical old bastard to his knees in tears.”
2006, Bret M. Funk, Beacons of Tomorrow, page 50
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Ellipsis of there is no comparison. Compare no contest.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不可同日而語 /不可同日而语
- 不可同日而語 /不可同日而语 (bùkě tóngrì'éryǔ)Translations
Finnish ei voi verrata, turha verrata (edes)
- ei voi verrataTranslations
- turha verrata (edes)Translations
French il n'y a pas photo
- il n'y a pas photoTranslations
Italian non c'è partita
- non c'è partitaTranslations
Polish bez porównania
- bez porównaniaTranslations
Cite this entry
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