C2asituationthat iscomfortable,free,silent, etc. whencomparedto anothersituationor what isnormal:
Ienjoyedthecomparativecalmof hisflatafter thebusyoffice.
Theincomewe got from thefarmenabledus toliveincomparativecomfort.
Rather thanfaceprison, hechosethecomparativefreedomofexile.
Rather thanmeetin theopenoffice, they went into aconferenceroomwhere theyworkedtogether incomparativesilence.
They wereableto getticketsfor thegigwithcomparativeease.
See alsocomparativeadjective(EXAMINING DIFFERENCES)