Dictionary Check: less
"less" is a valid word!
Scrabble
4
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Words with Friends
5
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Definition
adjective
(comparative of ‘little’ usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
Example:
"of less importance"
adjective
(usually preceded by ‘no’) lower in quality
Example:
"no less than perfect"
adjective
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
Example:
"less than three weeks"
adverb
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is less of something
Example:
"less interesting"
adverb
comparative of little
Example:
"she walks less than she should"
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