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less

/lɛs/

Traduzioni

lessadverb

/lɛs/

(modifier – comparative degree / smaller degree)

Sinonimi

to a smaller extent

not as

Contrari

to a greater extent

lessdeterminer

/lɛs/

(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – comparative)

Sinonimi

a smaller amount of

not as much

Contrari

a greater amount of

lesspronoun

/lɛs/

(quantifier – without nouns – comparative)

Sinonimi

not as much

a smaller amount

Contrari

a greater amount

lesspreposition

/lɛs/

Sinonimi

Contrari

littledeterminer

less

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)

Sinonimi

a small amount of

scarcely any

hardly any

not much

Contrari

a great deal of

plenty of

a lot of

much

littlepronoun

less

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – without nouns – uncountable – negative meaning)

Sinonimi

not much

hardly anything

very little

Contrari

plenty

a lot

much

littleadverb

less

/ˈlɪt.əl/

/ˈlɪt̬.əl/

(modifier – small degree)

Sinonimi

to a small extent

Definizioni

lessadverb

Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs (opposite of more), or to indicate a smaller degree of an action.

This is less important than that.

lessdeterminer

Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a smaller amount (comparative form of little in quantity).

We should use less water.

lesspronoun

Used alone to refer to a smaller amount of something already mentioned or understood (comparative form of little).

Less is more.

lesspreposition

Used to indicate subtraction or deduction.

Your net salary is your gross pay less taxes.

littledeterminer

Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a small amount (often implying 'not enough').

He has little experience.

littlepronoun

Used alone to refer to a small amount of something already mentioned or understood.

I could understand very little of what he said.

littleadverb

Used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate a small degree or amount.

I slept little last night.