DEGREE

The inflection of an adverb or an adjective that indicates quality. The three degrees of comparison are positive, a quality of a single element (beautiful); comparative, a quality between two elements (more beautiful); and superlative, a quality among three or more elements (most beautiful).

Andrea decides to live in New York after landing a good job in Runway, a popular fashion magazine where Prada, Versace, Armani, and all shout at every turn, where thin and stylish men and women clad in tight leather pants and ribbed turtlenecks thrive.