Less
11Less — 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;… …
12less — adj Less, Lesser, smaller, fewer are comparable terms that approach each other in meaning but are not synonyms and are rarely interchangeable. Less means not as much, especially in degree, value, or amount, and its opposite is usually more. It… …
13Less — 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. [1913 Webster] …
14less — [les] preposition taking away a particular amount: • $150 less what you owe in taxes is $102. * * * less UK US /les/ preposition ► after subtracting a particular number or amount: »The account will pay at least base rate less 0.25% until 31 March …
15less|en — «LEHS uhn», intransitive verb. to grow less or apparently less; diminish: »The fever lessened during the night. –v.t. 1. to make less, especially in size; decrease; shrink. 2. to represent as less; minimize; belittle: »to lessen the achievements… …
16less|er — «LEHS uhr», adjective. 1. smaller; less: »I have seen the cuckoo chased by lesser fowl (Tennyson). 2. less important: »Both laziness and lying are wrong, but the first is clearly the lesser of the two evils. Usage See …
17Less — Less, n. 1. A smaller portion or quantity. [1913 Webster] The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17. [1913 Webster] 2. The inferior, younger, or smaller. [1913 Webster] The less is blessed of the better. Heb.… …
18Less — can refer to: * Less (band), a band from the San Francisco bay area * less (Unix), a Unix utility used to view (but not change) the contents of a text file one screen at a time * less , a suffix See also Loess …
19Less — Less, v. t. To make less; to lessen. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] …
20less — O.E. læs (adv.), læssa (adj.), comp. of læs small; from P.Gmc. *lais izo smaller (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. les less; M.Du. lise soft, gentle, Ger. leise soft ), from PIE root *leis small (Cf. Lith …
