- Types Of Speech
- You can use less as a adverb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Less
- A 1 syllables adverb and 4 letters with the letters e, l, and s, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters es. Less starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, le, les, and the ending characters are s, ss, ess, . Less is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- (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"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Less is set as a grade two word that starts with l, ends with s, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is less a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Less in Pig Latin is said as "esslay or esslway".
- Unigram
- l | e | s | s
- Bigram
- le | es | ss
- Trigram
- les | ess
- Quadrigram
- less
- Word Gram
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- (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" - (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;
"no less a person than the king himself" - (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality;
"no less than perfect"
- Adverb Examples
- used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;
"less interesting";
"less expensive";
"less quickly" - comparative of little;
"she walks less than she should";
"he works less these days"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abase | cause to feel shame hurt the pride of "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| Abated | |
| Ablated | removed or taken away by cutting or erosion or melting or evaporation "my ablated appendix" |
| Atrophied | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" |
| Attenuate | become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude |
| Attenuated | reduced in strength "the faded tones of an old recording" |
| At A Disadvantage | |
| At The Nadir | |
| Barring | the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto |
| Base | a support or foundation "the base of the lamp" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Less
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Less | (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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in less. Words With The Letters Els
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Lessie | No | Yes |
| Less | No | No |
| Harless | No | No |
| Clessie | No | No |
| Glessie | No | No |
View All Names For Less
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fewer | (comparative of `few'' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +5 | castle | ||
| Salve (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +5 | aelsv | ||
| Valse (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +5 | aelsv | ||
| Bustle (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 11 +6 | belstu | ||
| Steal (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 6 +1 | aelst | ||
| Sale (4 letters) | 4 | 5 | seal | ||
| Sell (4 letters) | 4 | 6 +1 | sell | ||
| Tussle (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 8 +3 | tussle | ||
| Dulse (5 letters) | 6 +2 | 8 +3 | dulse | ||
| Alytes (6 letters) | 9 +5 | 9 +4 | alytes | ||
| Saddle (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 9 +4 | saddle | ||
| Style (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 8 +3 | style | ||
| Stylet (6 letters) | 9 +5 | 9 +4 | stylet | ||
| Scale (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +4 | casle | ||
| Seal (4 letters) | 4 | 5 | seal | ||
| Eacles (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +5 | secale | ||
| Alces (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +4 | casle | ||
| Weasel (6 letters) | 9 +5 | 10 +5 | aeelsw | ||
| Sable (5 letters) | 7 +3 | 9 +4 | basel | ||
| Ateles (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 7 +2 | teasel | ||
| Cleats (6 letters) | 8 +4 | 10 +5 | castle | ||
| Clews (5 letters) | 10 +6 | 12 +7 | clews | ||
| Easel (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 6 +1 | aeels | ||
| Lastex (6 letters) | 13 +9 | 14 +9 | lastex | ||
| Sallet (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 8 +3 | stella |
Less Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With L
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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