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English Dictionary -> Letter L -> less

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• (r) used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
• (r) comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"
• (s) (usually preceded by `no'') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"
• (s) (usually preceded by `no'') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
• (s) (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"

less Synonyms

• less
• lower
• to a lesser extent