Definition of to less in English English dictionary: In lower degree
This is a less bad solution than I thought possible.; minus; not including
It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.; Comparative form of little: more little. Smaller
Those Rattels are somewhat like the chape of a Rapier, but lesse .; A smaller number of; fewer
This is not a happy situation as far as the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes is concerned because it means less jobs for the union's members here at home.; A smaller amount (of); not as much
I have less tea than coffee.; {a} in a smaller or lower degree; {n} not quite so much; When you are referring to amounts, you use less in front of a number or quantity to indicate that it is to be subtracted from another number or quantity already mentioned. Boyton Financial Services Fees: £750, less £400 Company car drivers will pay between ten and twenty five percent, less tax. = minus plus; meno; lasse; las; lesser; Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before; more with features; (use for mass, not quantity, as in There is less of her than there is of him Also see fewer) lifelong lifestyle longstanding long-time (adj ); Unless; A smaller portion or quantity; A command which is used to view the contents of a file one screen at a time Similar commands include cat, more and tail; negative comparative; {i} smaller portion, smaller amount; (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"; {e} subtract, minus; to a smaller degree or amount; The inferior, younger, or smaller; If you say that something is less one thing than another, you mean that it is like the second thing rather than the first. At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp; To make less; to lessen; A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless; emphasis You use no less than before an amount to indicate that the amount is larger than you expected. No less than 35 per cent of the country is protected in the form of parks and nature sanctuaries He is lined up for no less than four US television interviews; conj. without, lacking; comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days; {s} smaller in amount; not as important; smaller in size; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"; Label word used to describe a food that has reduced a nutrient by at least 25 percent Example "less fat," "less cholesterol " Must be accompanied by information about the comparison food; A viewer, much easier to use and more flexible than more Less is the default viewer for man pages on buddy, holly, merlin and charlie; A term used to indicate relative scheduling Note: minus doesn't work Examples: sem_start less 2 workdays, midnight less 10 minutes; You use less to indicate that something or someone has a smaller amount of a quality than they used to or than is average or usual. Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be. more; emphasis You use less than to say that something does not have a particular quality. For example, if you describe something as less than perfect, you mean that it is not perfect at all. Her greeting was less than enthusiastic Her advice has frequently been less than wholly helpful; (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"; (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"; If you do something less than before or less than someone else, you do it to a smaller extent or not as often. We are eating more and exercising less I see less of any of my friends than I used to. more; You use less than before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside Less than a half hour later he returned upstairs; Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful; to smaller extent; You use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average. You can use `a little', `a lot', `a bit', `far', and `much' in front of less. People should eat less fat to reduce the risk of heart disease. a dishwasher that uses less water and electricity than older machines more Less is also a pronoun. Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more. more Less is also a quantifier. Last year less of the money went into high-technology companies more; comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"; couldn't care less: see care more or less: see more; adj kurang; weightless adj; emphasis You use the expressions still less, much less, and even less after a negative statement in order to introduce and emphasize a further statement, and to make it negative too. I never talked about it, still less about her The boy didn't have a girlfriend, much less a wife; less Less is often considered to be the comparative form of little; (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"