Less1. (conj.) Unless.
2. (a.) 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.
3. (adv.) Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
4. (n.) A smaller portion or quantity.
5. (n.) The inferior, younger, or smaller.
6. (v. t.) To make less; to lessen.
7. (n.) A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Thesaurus Entries
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