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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.
 sine, in-, ne-, se-

little adjective

  /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.t(ə)l/ , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɨɭ]
  • Small in size.
 parvus, paulus
  • Very young, of childhood age.
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
 iuvenis

few determiner

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

little adverb

  /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.t(ə)l/ , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɨɭ]
  • Not much.
 non multus, paucus, paulo

little determiner

  /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.t(ə)l/ , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɨɭ]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
 paulo

less adverb

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

less determiner

  /lɛs/
  • A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]
 minus
more or less
amplius minusve, magis minusve, plūs minus, plūs minusve
more haste, less speed
festina lente
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