TOP

Definition of less adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

less

 adverb
adverb
NAmE//lɛs//
 
 
jump to other results
  •  to a smaller degree; not so much less expensive/likely/intelligent less often/enthusiastically I read much less now than I used to. The receptionist was less than (= not at all) helpful. She wasn't any the less happy (= she was perfectly happy) being on her own. That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
    • Idioms
    less and less
     
    jump to other results
    continuing to become smaller in amount She found the job less and less interesting.
    the less, more, etc.., the less, more, etc..,
     
    jump to other results
    used to show that two things change to the same degree The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be. see more
    much less
     
    jump to other results
    and certainly not No explanation was offered, much less an apology.
    See less in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
    Check pronunciation: less

    Nearby words