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| 1. | [ adverb ] used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs | |
| Synonyms: | to_a_lesser_extent | |
| Examples: | "less interesting" "less expensive" "less quickly" |
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| Related terms: | more | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree | |
| Examples: | "of less importance" "less time to spend with the family" "a shower uses less water" "less than three years old" |
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| Related terms: | more comparative little | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] comparative of little | |
| Examples: | "she walks less than she should" "he works less these days" |
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| Related terms: | more | |
| 4. | [ noun ] smaller in amount or degree | |
| Examples: | : "the less I see of you the better" "people have lost their heads for less" |
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| Related terms: | relative_quantity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31634 | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality | |
| Examples: | "no less than perfect" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem | |
| Synonyms: | lower | |
| Examples: | "no less a person than the king himself" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases; `we had less apples' is not acceptable) fewer | |
| Examples: | "less than three weeks" "no less than 50 people attended" "in 25 words or less" |
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| Related terms: | fewer | |
| Similar spelling: |
Les Lessie lessee Lees legs Leis Lesh Lesa Leas Leos leash lease Leaks Leisy Leisa Leask Lesch Lesha Lesia Lesko lewis Leesa Leeks Leese Leisha lek Lex leg Lewisia Lech loess Lege Legg lego Leja Leek leak |
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