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less

adverb
  1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
    “less interesting”
    to a greater extent
  2. comparative of little
    “I walk less than I should.”
adjective
  1. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
    “less than three weeks”
  2. usually preceded by 'no', lower in quality
    “I was told that my essay should be no less than perfect.”
  3. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree