Definitions for More or Less
more or less

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1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

2. slightly, somewhat, more or lessadverb

   to a small degree or extent

   "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. more or lessadverb

   approximately

2. more or lessadverb

   almost

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1. more or less

   "More or less" is an idiomatic phrase used to express approximation or estimation. It signifies that the actual value or detail is somewhat close to, but not exactly the same as, the mentioned value or detail. It is used when precision is not available or necessary.

How to pronounce More or Less?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say More or Less in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of More or Less in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of More or Less in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of More or Less in a Sentence

1. Marlies van den Broek:

   Magic as a force is a power that is nothing more or less than a peculiarly effect type of thinking

2. James Anthony Froude:

   Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them.

3. Dave Levinthal of the Center:

   It's basically the difference between a baseball manager sending in hand signals to his players and directly whispering the message into their ears, the message more or less gets through all the same.

4. Bennie Thompson:

   From my vantage point, it is highly unusual to do that, and that's why we more or less put that in the hands of the Justice Department, for them to make that decision, we are concerned about witnesses' safety.

5. Joseph Fair:

   We went from half the population believing that this wasn’t a real disease and was a possible hoax to everyone more or less believing that this is a real disease and learning how it is transmitted, it’s really helping stabilize the spread, along with open beds.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=More or Less
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/More_or_Less
3. ^ ChatGPT
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