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Meaning and definition for "less" word
[adv] comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"
[adjective] (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases; `we had less apples' is not acceptable) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
[adjective] (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
[adjective] (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"
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\Less\ (l[e^]s), conj. Unless. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
\Less\, a. [OE. lesse, AS. l[=ae]ssa; akin to OFries. l[=e]ssa; a compar. from a lost positive form. Cf. {Lesser}, {Lest}, {Least}. Less has the sense of the comparative degree of little.] 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. Note: The substantive which less qualifies is often omitted; as, the purse contained less (money) than ten dollars. See {Less}, n. Thus in less [time] than a hundred years from the coming of Augustine, all England became Christian. --E. A. Freeman.
\Less\, adv. [AS. l[=ae]s. See {Less}, adj., and cf. {Lest}.] Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
\Less\, n. 1. A smaller portion or quantity. The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. --Ex. xvi. 17. 2. The inferior, younger, or smaller. The less is blessed of the better. --Heb. vii. 7.
\Less\, v. t. To make less; to lessen. [Obs.] --Gower.
Synonyms for less
fewer, inferior, lower, to a lesser extent
Antonyms: more, to a greater extent
Related terms: at a disadvantage, belittled, deflated, disadvantaged, dropped, ever less, excepting, excluding, inferior, infra dig, in the gutter, lesser, modest, retrenched, save, shorn, short of, shrunk, vulgar, weakened, without, worn
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Let's analyse "less" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: SSEL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1180 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
less: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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