Results for less
Definitions of less:
part of speech: adjective
Comparative of little; not so much; smaller; made smaller by taking away; as, ten less seven.
part of speech: noun
A smaller quantity; a suffix meaning without; as, worthless, etc.
part of speech: adverb
Not so much: in a lower degree.
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: adjective
Comp. of little; smaller; not so large or great.
part of speech: conjunction
part of speech: adjective
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree.
part of speech: noun
A smaller portion: ( B.) the inferior or younger.
part of speech: noun
The inferior; a smaller portion.
part of speech: adjective
Usage examples for less:
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" I don't understand you," he said; " I wish you liked Miss Garland either a little less or a little more."
"Roderick Hudson", Henry James -
Less than three hundred, you mean!
"Saturday's Child", Kathleen Norris -
Still less was it that of the Tractarians.
"Edward Caldwell Moore Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant", Edward Moore