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Less — Less, a. [OE. lesse, AS. l[=ae]ssa; akin to OFries. l[=e]ssa; a compar. from a lost positive form. Cf. {Lesser}, {Lest}, {Least}. Less has the sense of the comparative degree of little.] Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Less — Less, adv. [AS. l[=ae]s. See {Less}, adj., and cf. {Lest}.] Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Less — Less, n. 1. A smaller portion or quantity. [1913 Webster] The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17. [1913 Webster] 2. The inferior, younger, or smaller. [1913 Webster] The less is blessed of the better. Heb.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Less — can refer to: * Less (band), a band from the San Francisco bay area * less (Unix), a Unix utility used to view (but not change) the contents of a text file one screen at a time * less , a suffix See also Loess … Wikipedia
Less — Less, v. t. To make less; to lessen. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-less — ( l[e^]s) suff. [AS. le[ a]s loose, false; akin to OS. l[=o]s loose, false, D. los loose, loos false, sly, G. los loose, Icel. lauss loose, vacant, Goth. laus empty, vain, and also to E. loose, lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, and cf. {Loose},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Less — (l[e^]s), conj. Unless. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
less — I. adjective, comparative of (I)little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from lǣssa, adjective; akin to Old Frisian lēs less Date: before 12th century 1. constituting a more limited number or amount … New Collegiate Dictionary
less — See: MORE OR LESS, MUCH LESS … Dictionary of American idioms
less — See: MORE OR LESS, MUCH LESS … Dictionary of American idioms
Less Than Jake — performing in August 2006. Background information Origin Gainesville, Florida, United States … Wikipedia
