less
小於
-less A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
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less
adj 1: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a
quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;
"of less importance"; "less time to spend with the
family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three
years old" [syn: less(a)] [ant: more(a)]
2: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than
perfect"
3: (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a
person than the king himself" [syn: lower]
4: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure
phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50
people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;
"less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
[syn: to a lesser extent] [ant: more]
2: comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he
works less these days" [ant: more]