less
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1.0
- adverb
- /lɛs/
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menos
- You want more understanding and less judging in your life.
- more or less
- much less
- become less
Look, it sucks less, but it still sucks.
- Look, it sucks less, but it still sucks.
- It's like they're trying to make the car less practical and succeeding.
- I, I, I just have a little bit less, I'm less fluid.
- it's, it's, it's less risky to say something
- And if you're not an asshole, you're less likely to be lonely.
- Well, it's, it means that it's much less important to know things.
- But what happens first is customers order less than owners respond.
- So what is it normal to do less in this than bench?
- I probably like feel that less than other people would.
Examples
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In these academic cases, courts have required even less stringent adherence to due process.
Academic text (2011) -
Don't settle for treatment less than what you're worth.
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So looks like it's less than good stuff.
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And yet each year the audience is less and less and less.
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I believe Christmas is less commercial this year.
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Voice problems actually caused by work are much less common and can be prevented.
Academic text (2011) -
Are the liberal arts becoming less relevant and thus less valued in today's society?
Academic text (2011) -
In our sample, Filipinos were significantly less likely than any other group to be HIV positive.
Academic text (2011) -
Implementation was generally smooth for a new program and was less cumbersome than staff had anticipated.
Academic text (2011) -
A smaller dog usually requires less food than a larger breed.
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Compounds
- Informal
3
6.8
A choice that few people make because it is different from what most people do
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word less comes from an old English word meaning 'small' or 'fewer', the same family as little and least. As an adverb, less means 'to a smaller degree' or 'not as much', which is why we say things like 'spends less time' or 'weighs less'.