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1985 song by Prince and covered by Sinéad O'Connor
"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a 1985 song written by American musician Prince for his project, The Family, featured on their 1985 debut album. It was popularized
Nothing_Compares_2_U
Topics referred to by the same term
Nothing Compares may refer to: Nothing Compares 2 U, 1985 song written and composed by Prince, 1990 version by Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares (film)
Nothing_Compares
1991 promotional single by Jude Cole
"Compared to Nothing" is a power ballad by Jude Cole. It was released as the ninth track and only promotional single from the studio album A View from
Compared_to_Nothing
2022 documentary film
Nothing Compares is a 2022 documentary feature film, directed by Kathryn Ferguson. It looks at the life and legacy of Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, focusing
Nothing_Compares_(film)
London-based consumer electronics manufacturer
performance, achieving high benchmark scores compared to its predecessors. Nothing Phone (3a) and Nothing Phone (3a) Pro were announced on 4 March 2025
Nothing_(company)
American drummer (1954–1992)
(1990) – "Hanky Panky" Jude Cole – A View from 3rd Street (1990) – "Compared to Nothing"; Start the Car (1992) – "Open Road", "Tell the Truth" Sandi Patty
Jeff_Porcaro
1850s American nativist political party
American Party before 1855 and colloquially referred to as the Know Nothing, Know-Nothings, or the Know Nothing Party, was an Old Stock nativist political movement
Know_Nothing
2025 Android smartphone produced by Nothing
equipment. Compared to the Phone 3a, the Phone 3a Pro features an upgraded primary camera sensor. It only offers 256 GB of internal storage, compared to the
Nothing_Phone_3a/3a_Pro
Irish singer and songwriter (1966–2023)
success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", became her signature song and was named the top world single
Sinéad_O'Connor
2009 nonfiction book by Barbara Demick
and she is relatively higher on the social class compared to other people interviewed in Nothing to Envy. "Her hospital became so strapped that it remained
Nothing_to_Envy
Your Glory" 2002 – – — 17 1 "Nothing Compares" – – — — 5 "You Are So Good to Me" 2003 1 — 1 1 Offerings II: All I Have to Give "Sing a Song" 2004 1 — 4
Third_Day_discography
2020 studio album by the Weeknd
GRAMMYs, which mean nothing to me now, obviously [...] It's not like, 'Oh, I want the GRAMMY!' It's just that this happened, and I'm down to get in front of
After Hours (The Weeknd album)
After_Hours_(The_Weeknd_album)
Argument against surveillance
The "nothing to hide" argument is a logical fallacy which states that an individual has no reason to fear or oppose surveillance or breach of privacy
Nothing_to_hide_argument
1999 studio album by Foo Fighters
There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on November 2, 1999, through Roswell and RCA Records
There_Is_Nothing_Left_to_Lose
Swedish recording artist (born 1988)
Following her return to music, Agnes also founded her own record label, Senga. On 25 October 2019, Agnes released the EP Nothing Can Compare, which was preceded
Agnes_(singer)
2013 studio album by Drake
Nothing Was the Same is the third studio album by the Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on September 24, 2013, through OVO Sound, Young Money Entertainment
Nothing_Was_the_Same
British lunch meal
good, the alternative is generally nothing; and compared with nothing bread, cheese, and beer are beyond compare". While Oxford English Dictionary states
Ploughman's_lunch
English rock band
Nothing But Thieves are an English rock band, formed in 2012 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Conor Mason, guitarist
Nothing_but_Thieves
American rapper (born 2002)
rose to popularity as a now former member of the label YSL Records, and he has currently released three studio albums, Tumblr Music and For Nothing in 2025
Nine_Vicious
American singer, songwriter, and philanthropist (born 2004)
where she performed tributes to her father and demonstrated her own musical style. Her rendition of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U has been streamed widely
Toni_Cornell
Comedy play by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published
Much_Ado_About_Nothing
Day of protest against consumerism
Buy Nothing Day is a day of protest against consumerism. In North America, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is held the day after
Buy_Nothing_Day
1991 film by Dan Aykroyd
Nothing but Trouble is a 1991 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan Aykroyd in his directorial debut. Based on a story by Peter Aykroyd
Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)
Nothing_but_Trouble_(1991_film)
Examination of two or more entities to deduce their similarities and differences
things are too different to compare in a useful way, an attempt to compare them is colloquially referred to in English as "comparing apples and oranges."
Comparison
2014 studio album by Nothing
shoegaze band Nothing, released on March 4, 2014 by Relapse Records. It is the only album to feature Chris Betts on bass and the first to feature Kyle
Guilty_of_Everything
Cryptid from Fresno, California
to be typically spotted in pairs. They have been compared to "walking pairs of pants". According to Brian Dunning, the Fresno nightcrawler is an urban
Fresno_nightcrawler
Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)
"Best I Ever Had". He followed it with the albums Take Care (2011) and Nothing Was the Same (2013); the former was included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest
Drake_(musician)
1982 film by Ted Kotcheff
that Rambo stand down. Rambo decries the emptiness of civilian life compared to military service, and the hostility of the anti-war movement, before
First_Blood
1983 album by the Lords of the New Church
on the UK Single Chart, respectively. Compared to the gothic post-punk of their eponymous debut album, Is Nothing Sacred? saw the band diversifying musically
Is_Nothing_Sacred?
2004 video game
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing is a 2004 action adventure game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James_Bond_007:_Everything_or_Nothing
American television sitcom (1989–1998)
Upper West Side in New York City. It has been described as "a show about nothing", often focusing on the minutiae of daily life. Interspersed in all episodes
Seinfeld
Metaphysical question
"Why is there anything at all?" or "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is a question about the reason for basic existence which has been raised
Why_is_there_anything_at_all?
2009 single by Lady Gaga
portrayal of Gaga doing feminine work, as compared to her previous endeavours. She performed "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" on her first headlining
Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
Eh,_Eh_(Nothing_Else_I_Can_Say)
2017 studio album by Nothing but Thieves
Broken Machine is the second studio album by English rock band Nothing but Thieves. It was released on 8 September 2017 under RCA and Sony Music and produced
Broken_Machine_(album)
Method of naval warship armor
providing "either total or negligible protection". Compared to previous armoring systems, "all or nothing" ships had thicker armor covering a smaller proportion
All_or_nothing_(armor)
Ifeyinwa // is a feminine Igbo given name. It means "nothing can be compared to a child" and can be rendered as Iheyinwa, depending on the dialect. Netfa
Ifeyinwa
2020 studio album by All Them Witches
Nothing as the Ideal has an average score of 85 based on five reviews. Tyler Damara Kelly of The Line of Best Fit compared Nothing as the Ideal to the
Nothing_as_the_Ideal
French doctor and alchemist (1588–1658)
symbolised penitence; fire and water corresponded to baptism; and the Philosopher's Stone could be compared to nothing less than the Eucharist. Assuming this, Fabre
Pierre-Jean_Fabre
American procedurally generated sitcom livestream
Nothing, Forever is an American interactive procedurally generated animated sitcom broadcast as a livestream. It was created by American digital art collective
Nothing,_Forever
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nothing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nothing is the concept of the absence of anything. Nothing or The Nothing may also refer to: /dev/zero
Nothing_(disambiguation)
1992 film by Rolfe Kanefsky
There's Nothing Out There is a 1991 comedy horror film directed by Rolfe Kanefsky and starring Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, and Mark Collver. In the film
There's_Nothing_Out_There
British and American media executive (born 1949)
out to get tampons for my boss, only to be told that I'd bought the wrong ones and asked why I do nothing right. And luck is probably the only way to explain
Anna_Wintour
American actor and musician (born 1980)
MTV Movie Awards, with Anna Chlumsky. Culkin was paid $4.5 million (compared to $110,000 for the original) for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Macaulay_Culkin
Failure to think in nuances
black-and-white thinking, all-or-nothing thinking, or thinking in extremes, is the failure in a person's thinking to bring together the dichotomy of both
Splitting_(psychology)
Poem by William Shakespeare
mistress's eyes are compared with the sun, her lips with coral, and her cheeks with roses. His mistress, says the poet, is nothing like this conventional
Sonnet_130
1990 studio album by Sinéad O'Connor
Ensign/Chrysalis Records. It contains O'Connor's version of the Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was released as a single and reached number one in multiple
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
I_Do_Not_Want_What_I_Haven't_Got
AI thought experiment
When a player is asked to choose between two boxes, the first containing £1000 and the second either containing £1,000,000 or nothing, the super-intelligent
Roko's_basilisk
American musician, songwriter and actor (1958–2016)
July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017. "Listen to Prince's Original Version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. April 19, 2018. Archived
Prince_(musician)
American film composer (1924–1994)
shifted to recording primarily his own music in record albums and film soundtracks. (Relatively little of his music was written for recordings compared to the
Henry_Mancini
Withholding oral ingestion of food and fluids for medical purposes
Nothing by mouth is an American medical instruction meaning to withhold food and fluids. It is also known as nil per os (npo or NPO), a Latin phrase that
Nothing_by_mouth
1985 studio album by the Family
Park Records. The album features the first appearance of the ballad "Nothing Compares 2 U", which would become more widely known five years later when a
The_Family_(The_Family_album)
Cohort born from 1997 to 2012
screen time in the late 2010s were most pronounced in adolescents, as compared to younger children. Youth subcultures have not disappeared, but they have
Generation_Z
Financial exotic option with an all-or-nothing payoff
monetary amount or nothing at all. The two main types of binary options are the cash-or-nothing binary option and the asset-or-nothing binary option. The
Binary_option
Ability to make choices voluntarily
find different types of constraints to be relevant to the issue. Classical compatibilists considered free will nothing more than freedom of action, considering
Free_will
Mathematical model of financial markets
asset-or-nothing call option minus a cash-or-nothing call option, and similarly for a put—the binary options are easier to analyze, and correspond to the two
Black–Scholes_model
Empty, pompous, political speech
as long as the occasion warrants, and saying nothing". His opponent, William Gibbs McAdoo, compared it to "an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape
Bloviation
African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's first book of essays
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now were generally positive. Mary Jane Lupton compared the essays in Journey to traditional Asian poetry and to the writings
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Wouldn't_Take_Nothing_for_My_Journey_Now
Controversial statement and internet meme
Did Nothing Wrong being on the first place. As a result, the contest was shut down, with the company apologizing for the incident. Adweek compared the
Hitler_was_right
American political aide (born 1990/1991)
"unified Reich". In his book All or Nothing (2025), the journalist Michael Wolff described Harp as a "gatekeeper". According to the journalist Alex Isenstadt
Natalie_Harp
Fictional location
the person and the mind can lose themselves. PC Gamer compared the Backrooms' various levels to H. P. Lovecraft's R'lyeh and The City in the manga Blame
The_Backrooms
10C Jewish philosopher & controversialist
attributes as we speak of human attributes, the two can not be compared, since nothing comes to Him through the senses as is the case with man. God's "life"
David_ibn_Merwan_al-Mukkamas
Method of systematically selecting multiple lottery tickets
impacts the win distribution over time—it gives a steadier stream of wins compared to a same-sized collection of tickets with numbers chosen at random. As
Lottery_wheeling
Literary work
Stories and Texts for Nothing is a collection of stories by Samuel Beckett. It gathers three of Beckett's short stories ("The Expelled," "The Calmative
Stories_and_Texts_for_Nothing
Theory of interwoven space and time by Albert Einstein
frame. There is nothing special about the x-axis. The transformation can apply to the y- or z-axis, or indeed in any direction parallel to the motion (which
Special_relativity
Comparison of the best chess players throughout the years
attempt to use ratings to compare players from different eras and that they could only measure the strength of a player as compared to their contemporaries
Comparison of top chess players throughout history
Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history
2014 compilation album by David Bowie
album Heathen. The different formats of Nothing Has Changed all offer different tracks and mixes compared to the others. The three-disc version includes
Nothing_Has_Changed
2003 single by Madonna
Life, while others compared it with Madonna's previous single "Like a Prayer" (1989), as both songs feature a gospel choir. "Nothing Fails" was released
Nothing_Fails
American rock band
There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999), and the band briefly continued as a trio until Shiflett joined after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose
Foo_Fighters
2000 animated musical comedy film
uninspiring and brings nothing new to the table of animation magic." He unfavorably compared the Elton John–Tim Rice songs to those in The Lion King and
The_Road_to_El_Dorado
as an archaic word for nothing. "Nil", "love", and "duck" are used by different sports for scores of zero. There is a need to maintain an explicit distinction
Names for the number 0 in English
Names_for_the_number_0_in_English
4th episode of the 2nd season of The Boys
with Italic disambiguation. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › "Nothing Like It in the World" is the fourth episode of the second
Nothing Like It in the World (The Boys episode)
Nothing_Like_It_in_the_World_(The_Boys_episode)
British actor and filmmaker (born 1960)
William Shakespeare's plays, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006). He was
Kenneth_Branagh
Type of website edited collaboratively
Internet portal Comparison of wiki software – Software to run a collaborative wiki compared Content management system – Software for managing digital
Wiki
2007 film by Gábor Csupó
Bridge to Terabithia, compared both the film's having Celtic influence a bit, but added the score of the latter as more modern and orchestral compared to the
Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)
Bridge_to_Terabithia_(2007_film)
2025 single by Guns N' Roses
leaked rough demo from the "Locker Leaks" in 2019 under the working title "Nothing". The band performed the song at a soundcheck before a concert in May 2025
Nothin'_(Guns_N'_Roses_song)
1990 film directed by John S. Boskovich
Without You I'm Nothing is a 1990 American musical comedy film directed by John Boskovich and starring and written by comedian and singer Sandra Bernhard
Without You I'm Nothing (film)
Without_You_I'm_Nothing_(film)
Finnish rock band
According to Guitarist Niko Lehdontie, the band's name "means nothing" and is "just meant to be as annoying as possible." Lehdontie has compared the band's
Kairon;_IRSE!
could relate to Trump's moods or could indicate the beginning of Alzheimer's. One expert noted an increase in expressions of all-or-nothing thinking by
2024 United States presidential election
2024_United_States_presidential_election
Physical fitness system
Pilates sessions can help muscle conditioning in healthy adults, when compared to doing no exercise. Pilates can be described as "a mind—body exercise
Pilates
American singer (1979–2001)
and that "nothing will ever top Thriller." She said that she had always wanted to work with Janet Jackson, to whom she had often been compared, saying,
Aaliyah
Canadian–American actor (born 1971)
series Husbands. He played Dogberry in the independent film Much Ado About Nothing (2012), based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, written, directed
Nathan_Fillion
Canadian comedian (1959–2021)
professionally to an audience. While the proper filming never materialized, the run-through was released posthumously as Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special on
Norm_Macdonald
Term for sexual and gender minorities
ambiguity of the term and its rejection of explicit categorization, compared to labels such as “lesbian” and “gay.” PFLAG states that as such a personal
Queer
Cognitive bias about one's own skill
and estimate their performance afterward, and their estimates are then compared to their actual results. A number of explanations for, and criticisms of
Dunning–Kruger_effect
Shell command for comparing file content
command. To diff files, one runs diff to create a diff. Typically, the command is used to compare text files, but it does support comparing binary files
Diff
Book by Lawrence Krauss
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing is a non-fiction book by the physicist Lawrence M. Krauss, initially published on
A_Universe_from_Nothing
1997 single by Meredith Brooks
"Bitch", also known as "Bitch (Nothing in Between)", is a song by American singer-songwriter Meredith Brooks and co-written with Shelly Peiken. It was
Bitch_(Meredith_Brooks_song)
American right-wing commentator (born 1986)
released Johnny the Walrus, a children's book in which he compared being transgender to pretending to be a walrus, and What Is a Woman?, a documentary film
Matt Walsh (political commentator)
Matt_Walsh_(political_commentator)
English alternative rock band
as the Last Dinner Party, to avoid confusion with the jazz supergroup Dinner Party, they released their debut single "Nothing Matters", produced by James
The_Last_Dinner_Party
1988 film by John McTiernan
written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. It stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander
Die_Hard
16th-century novel by Wu Cheng'en
gazetteer says is that Wu wrote something called The Journey to the West. It mentions nothing about a novel. The work in question could have been any version
Journey_to_the_West
Guinean and American actress (born 1981)
a classy way to do everything and there is nothing wrong with being sexy or having sex appeal and I think that I am definitely going to be someone who
Meagan_Good
Measure of prices in different countries
measure of the price of specific goods in different countries and is used to compare the absolute purchasing power of the countries' currencies. PPP is effectively
Purchasing_power_parity
Song by Pearl Jam
performed at a slightly, though perceptibly, faster tempo in concert compared to the studio version, as is Pearl Jam tradition with many live songs. Browne
Nothingman
Tamil Indian composer and playback singer (born 1943)
Ideas", in which he praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and compared him to the celebrated anti-caste activist B.R. Ambedkar. He was criticized
Ilaiyaraaja
American indie rock band
of State, This Will Destroy You, and Simian Ghost. The band has been compared to Death Cab For Cutie and Sigur Rós, more specifically the similarities
Pompeii_(band)
1994 studio album by Aaliyah
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number is the debut studio album by American singer Aaliyah. It was released on May 24, 1994, by Blackground Records and Jive
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
Age_Ain't_Nothing_but_a_Number
Music genre derivative of punk rock
began in the mid–to late 2010s. Prominent artists of emo hip hop include Lil Peep, XXXTentacion, and Nothing,Nowhere. In the mid-to late 2010s, emo rap
Emo
1928 novel by Erich Maria Remarque
the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. 'In the west, nothing new') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German
All Quiet on the Western Front
All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front
Indian election
indicated that her nominations might be rejected, remarked: “There is nothing for me to rejoice about. The law has taken its course". Senior advocate Siddhartha
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
2001_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
Boy/Male
Tamil
To possess, To hav power to rule, To govern, To be master
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Kauta.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
To Flower; To Blossom; To Glow
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Muslim
Composed
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Angel of God
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of the priest Anhur-mes.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Cannot be Compared; Unparalleled
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of Simouth.
Female
Norse
 Old Norse name KENNA means "to have knowledge, to know." Compare with another form of Kenna.
Female
Egyptian
, another form of Ratta or Ritho.
Male
Chamoru
, to concern, to pertain to.
Female
Egyptian
, a daughter of King Amenhotep I.
Male
English
 Middle English name HAIG means "to cut, to chop." Compare with another form of Haig.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
No Compare
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Compare
Surname or Lastname
Americanized form of German Eisele. Compare Isley.English
Americanized form of German Eisele. Compare Isley.English : unexplained. This name is quite widespread in Britain.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Compare
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Cannot be Compared
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Bara, BARRA means "to choose." Compare with masculine Barra.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kashmiri, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
To Rejoice; To Celebrate; To Praise; To Bless; Delight
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, Christian
Son of the Lord; God has Built
Male
Egyptian
, an unidentified king.
Boy/Male
Indian
Firm, Solid
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
One with Graceful Neck
Boy/Male
Indian, Sindhi
Brisk
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Soft to the touch
Girl/Female
Greek
New moon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Kempsey in Worcestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Chemesege, from an Old English personal name Cymi + ēg ‘island’, ‘area of dry land in a marsh’.
Girl/Female
Dutch, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Swedish
God has Shown Favor; Grace; God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Danish, English, German, Swedish
Victory Protection
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
COMPARED TO-NOTHING
prep.
An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv.
prep.
Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano.
prep.
Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of being regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or action; as, he is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor.
prep.
Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as, they engaged hand to hand.
prep.
Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste; she has a husband to her mind.
v. t.
To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration; to liken.
prep.
As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or subject; thus, I love to learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's country is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed the prefixing of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt. xi. 8).
v. i.
To vie; to assume a likeness or equality.
prep.
In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty to God and to our parents; a dislike to spirituous liquor.
imp. & p. p.
of Compare
v. t.
To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire
a.
Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t.
prep.
Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend him.
prep.
The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency without arrival; movement toward; -- opposed to from.
v. t.
To inflect according to the degrees of comparison; to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of; as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by affixing "- er" and "-est" to the positive form; as, black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable are usually compared by prefixing "more" and "most", or "less" and "least", to the positive; as, beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful.
prep.
Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.
v. i.
To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.
v. t.
To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention.
imp. & p. p.
of Compart
n.
One who compares.