less
  小於
  -less  A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
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  less
       adj 1: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a
              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) 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]