LESS THAN

Meaning of LESS THAN in English

adv. Not; little. We were busy and less than delighted to have company that day. The boys were less than happy about having a party.

Antonym: MORE THAN.

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LESS THAN — phrasal by no means ; not at all
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESS THAN — adverb : by no means : far from : not at all the road … was something less than smooth …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LESS THAN — lesser than, to a smaller extent than, downwards from
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS THAN — : by no means : not at all less than honest in his replies
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESS THAN — by no means : not at all < less than honest in his replies>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS THAN — see less
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESS THAN — see less
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LESS THAN — {adv.} Not; little. * /We were busy and less than delighted to have company that day./ * /The boys were …
Slang English vocab
LESS THAN — See ↑ LESS 2
Longman Activator English vocab
LESS THAN — < character > " ASCII character 60. Common names: ITU-T : less than; bra (">" = ket); left angle; left …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LESS THAN — {adv.} Not; little. * /We were busy and less than delighted to have company that day./ * /The boys were …
Словарь английских идиом
LESS THAN — менее чем
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESS THAN — менее чем
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LESS THAN — менее чем
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
LESS THAN — (LT) меньше.
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
LESS THAN — менее чем
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
LESS THAN — менее чем
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESS THAN — (LT) меньше
Англо-Русский словарь
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LESS — I. ˈles adjective ( less·er ˈlesə(r) ; least ˈlēst) Etymology: Middle English lasse, las, less, lesse, partly from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-LESS — lə̇s adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -lēas, from lēas devoid, false; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (a.) Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( a. ) Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — /les/ , adv., a compar. of little with least as superl. 1. to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESS — I. ˈles adjective, comparative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
LESS — noun a smaller portion or quantity. 2. less ·conj unless. 3. less ·noun the inferior, younger, or smaller. 4. less …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LESS — [less] adj, comparative of [1]little [ME, partly fr. OE laes, adv. & n.; partly fr. laessa, adj.; akin to OFris …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESS — / les; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb , preposition ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESS — I. less 1 S1 W1 /les/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not so much or to a smaller degree OPP …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1. smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Less' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Less' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LESS — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit more/less ▪ Can we have a bit less noise, please? be more so/less …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Slang English vocab
LESS — INDEX: 1. a smaller amount or number 2. less than a number or amount 3. less interesting, expensive, difficult, exciting …
Longman Activator English vocab
LESS — adj. 25B6; pronoun the fare is less than £1 : A SMALLER AMOUNT, not so/as much as, under, below. more. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Словарь английских идиом
LESS — I pronoun BAD : If there were less cars on the roads, there would be less accidents. GOOD : If …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THAN — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) союз чем He is taller than you are. ≈ Он выше вас. I'd rather stay than …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — 1. прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less/lesser degree ≈ в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THAN — than.ogg ðæn,ðən cj 1. после сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий вводит второй элемент сравнения чем; передаётся тж. род. падежом I …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LESS — less.ogg 1. les a 1. compar от little II 2. 1> меньший; менее; менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THAN — нежели a is less than b — a меньше b a is numerically less than b — a численно меньше b greater than …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LESS — 1) менее 2) меньше 3) меньший • a is less than b — a меньше b a is numerically less than b — a численно …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THAN — cj 1. после сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий вводит второй элемент сравнения чем; передаётся тж. род. падежом I know you …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — 1. les a 1. compar от little II 2. 1> меньший; менее; менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п. to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший ( о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п. ) in a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LESS — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. от little 1) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less / lesser degree — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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