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some vs more or less

more or less vs some

some is an adjective but more or less is not an adjective.

some and more or less both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
some No Yes No Yes
more or less No No No Yes
As adverbs, some and more or less are synonyms defined as:
  • some and more or less: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Other synonyms of some include about, approximately, around, close to, just about, or so, roughly.
some (adjective) more or less (adjective)
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
remarkable
relatively many but unspecified in number
some (adverb) more or less (adverb)
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
to a small degree or extent
Difference between some and more or less

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