LESS
/lÉ›s/ ► audio Scrabble 4 Words With Friends 5
Definition
- adverb used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
— synonyms: to_a_lesser_extent
- adverb comparative of little.
- adjective (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.
— synonyms: less(a)
- adjective (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality.
- adjective (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer.
Examples
- “I have less to do today than yesterday.”
- “I like him less each time I see him.”
- “It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.”
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