Meaning & use
less
A smaller amount, degree, or number than before or than something else being compared.
See it in a sentence
We should spend less money on decorations and more on the actual event.
There is less traffic on the roads early in the morning.
A note on using this word
Less is traditionally used with uncountable nouns, such as less water, while fewer is used with countable nouns, such as fewer cars.
Words with a similar meaning
fewerreduced
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Words with an opposite meaning
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