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Definition of 'less'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) less
to a smaller extent, amount, or degree:
less exact.

2.  less
most certainly not (often prec. by much or still):
I could barely pay for my own meal, much less for hers.

3.  less
in any way different; other:
He's nothing less than a thief.

4. (adj.) less
smaller in size, amount, degree, etc.; not so large, great, or much:
less money; less speed.

5.  less
lower in consideration, rank, or importance:
no less a person than the mayor.

6.  less
fewer:
less than ten.

7. (n.) less
a smaller amount or quantity:
She eats less every day.

8.  less
something inferior or not as important:
People have been imprisoned for less.

9. (prep.) less
minus; without:
a year less two days.

10.  less
less and less, to a decreasing extent or degree.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE læmacr;s (adv.), læmacr;ssa (adj.), c. OFris lēs (adv.), lēssa (adj.). See least)

Definition of 'less'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) less(a)
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
"of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old"

2. (adj) less
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
"no less than perfect"

3. (adverb) less
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
"less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"

4. (adverb) less, to a lesser extent
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
"less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"

5. (adverb) less
comparative of little
"she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

Definition of 'less'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (determiner) less
used to mean "a smaller amount of" with uncountable nouns
less time/money/effort/food; She continued with less enthusiasm than before.; Their profit was less than expected.; This semester is less of a challenge than last.

2. (adverb) less
to a smaller degree
It snowed less than expected.; less interesting/risky/beautiful

Definition of 'less'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) less
smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before

2. (adverb) less
not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful

3. (noun) less
a smaller portion or quantity

4. (noun) less
the inferior, younger, or smaller

5. less
unless

6. (verb) less
to make less; to lessen

Translation of 'less'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often withthan) not as much (as) Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.
Afrikaans: minder	Arabic: أقَل	Bulgarian: по-малък
Brazilian: menos	Czech: menší, méně	German: weniger
Danish: mindre	Greek: λιγότερος	Spanish: menos
Estonian: väiksem, vähem	Farsi: کمتر	Finnish: vähemmän
French: plus petit que, moins (de	Hebrew: פָּחוֹת	Hindi: कम
Croatian: manje	Hungarian: kevesebb; kisebb	Indonesian: tidak sebanyak
Icelandic: minni en	Italian: minore, meno, più piccolo	Japanese: ～より少ない
Korean: ...보다 적은	Lithuanian: mažesnis	Latvian: mazāks
Malay: kurang	Dutch: minder	Norwegian: mindre (enn)
Polish: mnie(jszy)	Persian: کمتر	Pashto: لږ
Portuguese: menos	Romanian: mai mic decât; mai puţin	Russian: меньший
Slovak: menší; menej	Slovenian: manj(ši)	Serbian: manji
Swedish: mindre	Thai: น้อยกว่า	Turkish: daha az
Taiwanese: 較少的	Ukrainian: менший	Urdu: کم
Vietnamese: kém	Chinese: 较少的，更少的
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