LESS vs FEWER: NOUN
- A smaller amount.
- Something not as important as something else.
- The inferior, younger, or smaller.
- A smaller portion or quantity.
- N/A
LESS vs FEWER: ADJECTIVE
- (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
- (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
- Not as great in amount or quantity.
- Lower in importance, esteem, or rank.
- Consisting of a smaller number.
- (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem
- Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior
- (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
LESS vs FEWER: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make less; to lessen.
- N/A
LESS vs FEWER: ADVERB
- Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree
- Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
- To smaller extent
- Comparative of little
- In lower degree
- To a smaller extent, degree, or frequency.
- N/A
LESS vs FEWER: PREPOSITION
- With the deduction of; minus.
- Minus; not including
- N/A
LESS vs FEWER: OTHER WORD TYPES
- 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.
- Unless.
- 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.
- To make less; lessen.
- To become less; lessen.
- 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.
- 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.
- (idiom) (less than) Not at all.
- (idiom) (much/still) Certainly not.
- (determiner) The comparative of few; a smaller number.
LESS vs FEWER: RELATED WORDS
- Slower, Worse, Lighter, Cheaper, Shorter, Even, Longer, Greater, Decreasingly, Most, More, To a lesser extent, Inferior, Lower, Fewer
- Lesser, Poorer, Outnumbered, Rarer, Narrower, Worse, Weaker, Scarcer, Reduced, Number, Shorter, Lower, Smaller, More, Less
LESS vs FEWER: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Much, Slower, Worse, Lighter, Cheaper, Shorter, Even, Longer, Greater, Decreasingly, Most, More, Inferior, Lower, Fewer
- Lesser, Poorer, Outnumbered, Rarer, Narrower, Worse, Weaker, Scarcer, Reduced, Number, Shorter, Lower, Smaller, More, Less
LESS vs FEWER: 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.
- Consolidation means fewer account statements, less paperwork for your heirs and fewer administrative fees to bear.
- In the recent past, we have seen fewer and fewer appearances of Lara on GMA.
- As we go further along a food chain, there are fewer and fewer consumers.
- Fewer musicians, fewer bands, and a far smaller pie for them to share.
- As time went on, fewer and fewer pieces of this armor were worn.
- This makes for cleaner air, fewer accidents, and fewer overweight people.
- These days, however, there are fewer and fewer outlets printing them.
- Fewer and fewer asylum seekers are accepted as political refugees.
- And fewer accidents means fewer claims to process.
- Italian women are having fewer and fewer babies.
LESS vs FEWER: 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?
- Are there fewer job opportunities available for graduates?
- Why are there fewer gendered metaphors with stereotypes?
- What causes fewer platelets in thrombocytopenia than ITP?
- Could Brexit mean fewer NHS dentists around England?
- Are fewer books better when studying the scriptures?
- Are we seeing fewer apprenticeships starting this year?
- Are there fewer Humanities majoring in College now?
- Do benzodiazepines have fewer side effects for anxiety?
- How does working fewer hours increase productivity?
- Why are fewer and fewer people receiving publicly funded social care?