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Adverb, a compar. of little with least as superl.

to a smaller extent, amount, or degree

less exact.

most certainly not (often prec. by much or still )

He could barely pay for his own lodging, much less for that of his friend.

in any way different; other

He is nothing less than a thief.

Adjective, a compar. of little with least as superl.

smaller in size, amount, degree, etc.; not so large, great, or much

less money; less speed.

lower in consideration, rank, or importance

no less a person than the manager.

fewer

less than a dozen.

Noun

a smaller amount or quantity

Hundreds of soldiers arrived, but less of them remained.

something inferior or not as important

He was tortured for less.

Preposition

minus; without

a year less two days; six dollars less tax.

Idiom

less than

by far short of being; not in the least; hardly at all

The job is less than perfect.

Antonyms

adjective

bigger , more , superior

adverb

adjective

beneath , declined , deficient , depressed , diminished , excepting , fewer , lacking , lesser , limited , lower , minor , minus , negative , not as great , reduced , secondary , shortened , shorter , slighter , subordinate , subtracting , unsubstantial , withoutnotes:fewer means a smaller number of individual things and less means a small quantity of something. a traditional rule of english usage holds that less should be used only of uncountable things , that is , things that can be measured but not counted as discrete units. thus \"less electricity , \" \"less than a quart , \" \"less doubt.\" fewer , on the other hand , should be used only of things that can be counted: \"fewer people , \" \"fewer cars.\" in actual usage , fewer almost always adheres to the traditional rule; the problem is that less is often used with countable things.generally , less applies to quantity while fewer applies to number; the traditional rule says that you should use fewer for things that can be counted (fewer than four players) but less with mass terms for things of measurable extent (less paper , less than a gallon of paint)

adverb

barely , in a lower degree , meagerly , to a smaller extentnotes:fewer means a smaller number of individual things and less means a small quantity of something. a traditional rule of english usage holds that less should be used only of uncountable things , that is , things that can be measured but not counted as discrete units. thus \"less electricity , \" \"less than a quart , \" \"less doubt.\" fewer , on the other hand , should be used only of things that can be counted: \"fewer people , \" \"fewer cars.\" in actual usage , fewer almost always adheres to the traditional rule; the problem is that less is often used with countable things.generally , less applies to quantity while fewer applies to number; the traditional rule says that you should use fewer for things that can be counted (fewer than four players) but less with mass terms for things of measurable extent (less paper , less than a gallon of paint) , diminished , fewer , inferior , little , lower , minus , reduced , shortened , smaller

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Adverb, a compar. of little with least as superl.

to a smaller extent, amount, or degree

most certainly not (often prec. by much or still )

in any way different; other

Adjective, a compar. of little with least as superl.

smaller in size, amount, degree, etc.; not so large, great, or much

lower in consideration, rank, or importance

fewer

Noun

a smaller amount or quantity

something inferior or not as important

Preposition

minus; without

Idiom

less than

Antonyms

adjective

adverb

Synonyms

adjective

adverb

tác giả

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Adverb, a compar. of little with least as superl.

to a smaller extent, amount, or degree

most certainly not (often prec. by much or still )

in any way different; other

Adjective, a compar. of little with least as superl.

smaller in size, amount, degree, etc.; not so large, great, or much

lower in consideration, rank, or importance

fewer

Noun

a smaller amount or quantity

something inferior or not as important

Preposition

minus; without

Idiom

less than

Antonyms

adjective

adverb

Synonyms

adjective

adverb

tác giả