Quotes about "less"

• Adj: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; examples: "of less importance", "less time to spend with the family", "a shower uses less water", "less than three years old"

• Adj: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; example: "no less than perfect"

• Adj: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; examples: "less than three weeks", "no less than 50 people attended", "in 25 words or less"

• Adv: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; examples: "less interesting", "less expensive", "less quickly"

• Adv: comparative of little; examples: "she walks less than she should", "he works less these days"