less vs inferior

inferior vs less

less is not a noun while inferior is a noun.

less and inferior both are adjectives.

less is an adverb but inferior is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
less	No	Yes	No	Yes
inferior	Yes	Yes	No	No

less (noun)	inferior (noun)
	a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
	one of lesser rank or station or quality

less (adjective)	inferior (adjective)
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree	written or printed below and to one side of another character
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer	of or characteristic of low rank or importance
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality	of low or inferior quality
	having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
	lower than a given reference point
	falling short of some prescribed norm

less (adverb)	inferior (adverb)
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is less of something
comparative of little

Difference between less and inferior

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