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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective less has 3 senses
- less(a = adj.all) - (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" Antonym: more
- less(s = adj.all) - (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"
- less(s = adj.all) - (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"
Adverbial less has 2 senses
- less(r = adv.all) to a lesser extent - used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly" Antonym: more
- less(r = adv.all) - comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days" Antonym: more
CIDE DICTIONARY
less, conj.
Unless. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
less, a. [OE. lesse, AS. l; akin to OFries. l; 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; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before. [1913 Webster]
" The substantive which less qualifies is often omitted; as, the purse contained less (money) than ten dollars. See Less , n. "
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"Thus in less [time] than a hundred years from the coming of Augustine, all England became Christian."
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Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful. [1913 Webster]
less, n.
- A smaller portion or quantity. [1913 Webster]"The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less." [1913 Webster]
- The inferior, younger, or smaller. [1913 Webster]"The less is blessed of the better." [1913 Webster]
less, v. t.
To make less; to lessen. Gower. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
less, adj., adv., n., & prep.
--adj.
1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less degree).
2 of smaller quantity, not so much (opp. MORE) (find less difficulty; eat less meat).
3 disp. fewer (eat less biscuits).
4 of lower rank etc. (no less a person than; James the Less).
--adv. to a smaller extent, in a lower degree.
--n. a smaller amount or quantity or number (cannot take less; for less than {pound}10; is little less than disgraceful).
--prep. minus (made {pound}1,000 less tax).
--adj.
1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less degree).
2 of smaller quantity, not so much (opp. MORE) (find less difficulty; eat less meat).
3 disp. fewer (eat less biscuits).
4 of lower rank etc. (no less a person than; James the Less).
--adv. to a smaller extent, in a lower degree.
--n. a smaller amount or quantity or number (cannot take less; for less than {pound}10; is little less than disgraceful).
--prep. minus (made {pound}1,000 less tax).
Idiom
in less than no time joc. very quickly or soon. much (or still) less with even greater force of denial (do not suspect him of negligence, much less of dishonesty).
Etymology
OE l{aelig}ssa (adj.), l{aelig}s (adv.), f. Gmc