less, adj.
freq. cnt. 39
freq. cnt. 39
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 39
less
sample sentences
"of less importance""less time to spend with the family"
"a shower uses less water"
"less than three years old"
lexical pointers
antonym
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
<adj.all>
less
sample sentences
"less than three weeks""no less than 50 people attended"
"in 25 words or less"
semantic pointers
similar to
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
<adj.all>
less