less

less (http://definr.com/less)

     adj 1: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns)
            quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;
            "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the
            family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three
            years old" [syn: less(a)] [ant: more(a)]
     2: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than
        perfect"
     3: (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a
        person than the king himself" [syn: lower]
     4: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure
        phrases; `we had less apples' is not acceptable) fewer;
        "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people
        attended"; "in 25 words or less"
     adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;
            "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
            [syn: to a lesser extent] [ant: more]
     2: comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he
        works less these days" [ant: more]