less is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Adverb

    Comparative degree of little
    • I slept even less last night than I did the night before.
    Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
    • Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.
    To a smaller extent or degree.
    • The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.

Determiner

    (Now chiefly of numbers or dimensions) Comparative form of little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser. (from 11th c.)
    A smaller amount of; not as much. (from 12th c.)
    • No less than eight pints of beer.
    (proscribed) Fewer; a smaller number of. (from 14th c.)
    • There are less people here now.

Preposition

    Minus; not including
    • It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.

Verb

Verb Present simple 3sg Present participle Past simple Past participle
less lesses lessing lessed lessed
    (archaic) To make less; to lessen.

Adjective (NOT COMPARABLE)

Not comparable
    (archaic) Lesser; smaller.

Noun (UNCOUNTABLE)

    A smaller amount or quantity.
    • Less is better.

Conjunction

    (dialectal nonstandard) unless

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