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Meaning of less

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  less
      adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and
             adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less
             quickly" [syn: {less}, {to a lesser extent}] [ant:
             {more}, {to a greater extent}]
      2: comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he
         works less these days" [ant: {more}]
      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"
             [ant: {more than}, {more(a)}]
      2: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than
         perfect"
      3: (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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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