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-less suffix

  /ləs/ , /lɪs/
  • Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
 senza, in-, dis-, s-

little adjective

  /ˈlɘtl̩/ , /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ , /ˈlɪtl̩/ , [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] , [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] , [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩]
  • Small in size.
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
 piccolo
  • Insignificant, trivial.
 poco

little adverb

  /ˈlɘtl̩/ , /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ , /ˈlɪtl̩/ , [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] , [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] , [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩]
  • Not much.
 poco

little determiner

  /ˈlɘtl̩/ , /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ , /ˈlɪtl̩/ , [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] , [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] , [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
 poco

few determiner

  /fjuː/ , /fɪu̯/ , [fjʉː] , [fjʉ͡u]
  • (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
 poco, pochi

less adverb

  /lɛs/
  • To a smaller extent or degree.
 meno

less determiner

  /lɛs/
  • A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]
 meno
more or less
più o meno, approssimativamente, su per giù, quasi
couldn't care less
fottersene, fregarsene, infischiarsene, non me ne può fregar di meno, sbattersene
more haste, less speed
presto e bene raro avviene
much less
meno che meno
less than
meno di
no less
nientedimeno, nientemeno, nientepopodimeno
no more no less
né più né meno
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