Less
adverblɛs
Adjective
(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”
See also:LittleSlight(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”
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
“no less than perfect”
Adverb
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
“less interesting”
“less expensive”
“less quickly”
Other
comparative of little
“she walks less than she should”
“he works less these days”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA