LESS vs EVEN: NOUN
- A smaller portion or quantity.
- The inferior, younger, or smaller.
- Something not as important as something else.
- A smaller amount.
- Evening: the earlier word for evening, but now archaic or poetical.
- Same as eve, 2.
- Often contracted e'en.
- Evening. See eve, n. 1.
- Evening.
- In the Pythagorean philos., that element of the universe which is represented by the even numbers: identified with the unlimited and imperfect.
LESS vs EVEN: ADJECTIVE
- (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior
- (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
- Consisting of a smaller number.
- Lower in importance, esteem, or rank.
- Not as great in amount or quantity.
- (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
- (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem
- Flat and level.
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
- Of the score in a contest
- Divisible by two
- Being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)
- Symmetrically arranged
- Occurring at fixed intervals
- Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- Without great variation.
- Equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
- Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
- Equable; not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed.
- Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
- Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action
- Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
- Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers.
- With equal advantage.
- In a level or horizontal position.
- Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both sides; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted
LESS vs EVEN: VERB
- N/A
- Make even or more even
- Make level or straight
- Become even or more even
LESS vs EVEN: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To be equal.
LESS vs EVEN: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make less; to lessen.
- To set right; to complete.
- To act up to; to keep pace with.
- To equal.
- To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.
- To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits; to make equal.
LESS vs EVEN: ADVERB
- In lower degree
- To smaller extent
- Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree
- To a smaller extent, degree, or frequency.
- Comparative of little
- Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
- To a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
- Used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
- Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality
- Emphasizing a comparative
- At the very time; in the very case.
- As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.
- Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.
- Exactly, just, fully
- To the full extent
- In spite of; notwithstanding
- In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well.
LESS vs EVEN: PREPOSITION
- Minus; not including
- With the deduction of; minus.
- N/A
LESS vs EVEN: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Synonyms Smaller, Less, Fewer. Smaller is rather more exact than less, but is used freely of persons and of things both concrete and abstract: as, a smaller man, soul, size. Less is not used of persons: as, less trouble, happiness, size, degree; less of an evil. With reference to size and number, the proper words are smaller and fewer. “This apple is less than that,” “There were less people there than I expected,” are inelegant and erroneous, although similar expressions are often used both in speech and in writing. While the latter, however, is in excusable, the former may be used sparingly without offense in certain collocations, especially in poetry. The allusion to the mustard-seed in Mark iv. 31 appears to be the only example in the Bible of the use of less in the sense of ‘smaller in size.’ In Shakspere's plays the word occurs more than two hundred times, and in Milton's poems more than a hundred; in the former it is used only four or five times and in the latter three times in the sense of ‘smaller in size,’ and never in that of ‘fewer.’
- Not so great, considerable, or important; of smaller scope or consequence; lower in the scale: as, St. James the Less; his honors are less than his deserts.
- Not so much or so large; of smaller quantity, amount, bulk, or capacity; inferior in dimensions, extent, or duration: as, less honor or reward; less profit or possessions; less time; less distance; less scope or range; the reward is less than he deserves; a man of less courage or ability; an article of less, weight or value.
- To become less; lessen.
- To make less; lessen.
- A common English suffix forming, from nouns, adjectives meaning ‘without’ (lacking, wanting, void of, destitute of) the thing or quality denoted by the noun: as. childless, without a child; fatherless, without a father; endless, without end; hopeless, without hope; leafless, without leaves; shameless, without shame; so motherless, penniless, faithless, godless, graceless, lawless, witless, remediless, tasteless, etc.
- Unless.
- In a smaller or lower degree; to an inferior extent, amount, etc.; in a decreased or abated way or manner: as, less prudent; less carefully executed; to exaggerate less; to think less of a person.
- (idiom) (less than) Not at all.
- (idiom) (much/still) Certainly not.
- Without projecting parts; having all the ends terminating in the same plane: in ornithology, said of the tail of a bird all the feathers of which are of equal length.
- Divisible, as a number, by 2: thus, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, are even numbers: opposed to odd, as 1, 3, etc. See evenly even, unevenly even, below.
- Without fractional parts; neither more nor less; entire; unbroken: as, an even mile; an even pound or quart; an even hundred or thousand.
- Plain to comprehension; lucid; clear.
- On an equality in any respect; on an equal level or footing; of equal or the same measure or quantity; in an equivalent state or condition; equally balanced or adjusted: as, our accounts are even; an even chance; an even bargain; letters of even date; to get even with an antagonist.
- Situated on a level, or on the same level; being in the same line or plane; parallel; consentaneous; accordant: followed by with.
- Uniform in action, character, or quality; equal or equable; unvarying; unwavering: as, an even temper; to hold an even course.
- Level, plane, or smooth; hence, not rough or irregular; free from inequalities, irregularities, or obstructions: as, even ground; an even surface.
- To be or become even; have or come to an equality in any respect; range, divide, settle, etc., evenly: followed by with.
- To act up to; keep pace with.
- To equal; compare; bring into comparison, as one thing with another; connect or associate, as one thing or person with another: as, such a charge can never be evened to me.
- In entomology, plane; horizontal, flat, and not deflexed at the margins: applied especially to the elytra when they form together a plane surface, and to the wings when they are extended horizontally in repose. [Even was formerly used in composition with the sense of fellow-or co-. See even-Christian, even-bishop, even-servant.]
- To make even or level; level; lay smooth.
- Just; exactly; at or to the very point; moreover; likewise; so much as: used to emphasize or strengthen an assertion: as, he was not satisfied even then; even this was not enough. In verse often contracted e'en.
- Straightway; directly.
- In an even manner; so as to be even; straight; evenly: as, to run even.
- To place in an equal state as to claim or obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; balance, as accounts.
- Used with comparisons
- To a greater degree or extent
- Notwithstanding
- In spite of
- Or equally matched or balanced
- Equal in degree or extent or amount
- The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
LESS vs EVEN: RELATED WORDS
- Slower, Worse, Lighter, Cheaper, Shorter, Even, Longer, Greater, Decreasingly, Most, More, To a lesser extent, Inferior, Lower, Fewer
- Plane, Symmetric, Symmetrical, Tied, Steady, Flat, Flush, Equal, Straight, Justified, Level, Regular, True, Yet, Still
LESS vs EVEN: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Much, Slower, Worse, Lighter, Cheaper, Shorter, Even, Longer, Greater, Decreasingly, Most, More, Inferior, Lower, Fewer
- Plane, Symmetric, Symmetrical, Tied, Steady, Flat, Flush, Equal, Straight, Justified, Level, Regular, True, Yet, Still
LESS vs EVEN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Number one: renting is usually less expensive overall and requires less money up front than buying a comparable home in the same area.
- The shot can make for less pain and swelling, less tissue damage, and a lower risk of death.
- Often it will make your workload less, which will lead to less stress.
- ICSID clauses in BITs while weak home governments are less likely and less capable to do so.
- Less debt means less of a financial burden once you leave school.
- These minimaist setups have two main benefits: less cost and less stuff.
- Place less positive or detrimental information in less highly visible points.
- Less invasive and less expensive is the way to go.
- We insure against less common and less costly events.
- The net result would be a less secure, less prosperous United States that is less able to exert power and influence in the world.
- Many even provide an articles of incorporation template.
- Even President Harry Truman did not oppose it.
- Even within cultures, professionals and parents may disagree.
- They even eat and deal with human flesh.
- Fast service simplifies the homebuying process even more.
- He is unwilling to accept even minor changes.
- The outerwear experts even have a diaper bag.
- Some insurance companies may even choose to drop a person with a DUI conviction, or even one who accepts some type of diversion program.
- Fi, food and even a bottle of water on some airlines can tack on even more to the base price of your airfare.
- Tops cannot return my credit card slot broke or more desirable shopping without even showed the paper to receipt if she even legal?
LESS vs EVEN: QUESTIONS
- Will universal health care lead to less innovation and less innovation?
- What is the less television less violence and aggression reading sample answer?
- Can eating less meat and less processed food help reduce cancer risk?
- Why are device-less manual muscle testing procedures becoming less popular?
- Why is my girlfriend talking less and listening less at work?
- Are brother-sister relationships in Bollywood becoming less and less popular?
- How much can you save with Woolworths drive less pay less?
- Is Charles Adler becoming less and less conservative?
- Is the international community becoming less and less American?
- Is the Cessna cockpit mouse-less and keyboard-less?
- What are some examples of consecutive even numbers?
- Are you undermining yourself without even knowing it?
- Is McDonalds getting healthier without us even noticing?
- Are seventeen the kings of even line distributions?
- Is rheumatoid arthritis painful even after inflammation wanes?
- What happens when cleardoublepage is even numbered?
- Are scrubber Economics becoming even more attractive?
- How do you calculate break even in a break even analysis?
- How do you prove that two even numbers are even numbers?
- When did Julie Byrne release not even even happiness?