-LESS

Meaning of -LESS in English

~ is added to nouns in order to form adjectives that indicate that someone or something does not have the thing that the noun refers to.

...drink and talk and meaningless laughter...

He is not as friendless as he appeared to be.

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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

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
LESS — (a.) Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse …
Английский словарь Webster
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
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
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
LESS — noun a smaller portion or quantity. 2. less ·conj unless. 3. less ·noun the inferior, younger, or smaller. 4. less …
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
LESS — / les; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb , preposition ■ determiner , pronoun used with uncountable nouns to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LESS — adj., adv., n., & prep. --adj. 1. smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less …
Oxford English vocab
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
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
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
LESS — I pronoun BAD : If there were less cars on the roads, there would be less accidents. GOOD : If …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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
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
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
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
LESS — 1. _a. _comp. of little меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.); in a less/lesser degree - в меньшей …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LESS — 1. a. comp. of little меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.); in a less/lesser degree - в меньшей …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LESS — 1. сущ. 1) меньшая сумма 2) меньшая цена 3) меньшая плата • - less developed country - less than fair value - less than 2. нареч. за вычетом - less …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
LESS — 1. _a. (_comp. от little) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т.п.); in a less (или lesser) degree в меньшей …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LESS — 1. прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less/lesser degree ≈ в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LESS — adv. minu. MORE OR ~: plu-minu. LESS AND ~: sempre minu. THE ~ THE BETTER: plu poc plu bon
English interlingue dictionary
LESS — dili dako
English-Visayan vocabulary
LESS — see: little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English lǣs, adverb & noun; partly from lǣssa, adjective; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-LESS — adjective suffix see: lose destitute of ; not having , unable to be acted on or to act (in a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESS — (v. t.) To make less; to lessen.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (n.) The inferior, younger, or smaller.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (n.) A smaller portion or quantity.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (adv.) Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — (conj.) Unless.
Английский словарь Webster
-LESS — () A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Английский словарь Webster
LESS — ( v. t. ) To make less; to lessen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( n. ) The inferior, younger, or smaller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( n. ) A smaller portion or quantity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( conj. ) Unless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — ( adv. ) Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-LESS — A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-LESS — an adjective suffix meaning "without" ( childless; peerless ), and in adjectives derived from verbs, indicating failure or inability to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LESS — prep. subtract, minus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — adv. to a smaller degree or amount
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — adj. smaller in amount; not as important; smaller in size
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — n. smaller portion, smaller amount
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESS — conj. without, lacking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
-LESS — Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -lēas, from lēas devoid, false; akin to Old High German lōs loose, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-LESS — a privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
Webster English vocab
LESS — adj. hull less James the Less skill less care less no less less than less and less more or less …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -les, -lesse, from Old English -l ē as, from l ē as devoid, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: preposition Date: 15th century : diminished by : MINUS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural less Date: before 12th century 1 : a smaller portion or quantity 2 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Function: adverb comparative of 2 little before 12th century : to a lesser extent or degree – less and …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — adj. Pronunciation: ' les Function: adjective comparative of 1 little Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English l ǣ s, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESS — ■ determiner & pronoun 1》 a smaller amount of; not as much. 2》 fewer in number. ■ adverb to a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-LESS — ■ suffix forming adjectives and adverbs: 1》 (from nouns) not having; free from: flavourless. 2》 (from verbs) not affected by …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-LESS — [-less] adj suffix [ME -les, -lesse, fr. OE -leas, fr. leas devoid, false; akin to OHG los loose, OE losian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-LESS — -less BrE AmE ləs lɪs —In singing, a strong-vowelled form les is usual. — Preference poll, British English (for the …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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