Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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less | No | Yes | No | Yes |
more | No | Yes | No | Yes |
less (adjective) | more (adjective) |
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(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; above; more than |
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer | (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number |
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality |
less (adverb) | more (adverb) |
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used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is less of something | used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs, indicates that the adjective or adverb is more of something |
comparative of little | comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent |