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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.
 -lös

little adjective

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Small in size.
  • Very young, of childhood age.
 liten
  • Insignificant, trivial.
 föga, ringa
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
 lille-, yngre

few determiner

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

little adverb

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Not much.
 lite

little determiner

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
 lite

less adverb

  /lɛs/
  • To a smaller extent or degree.
 lite, mindre

less determiner

  /lɛs/
färre
  • A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]
 mindre
more or less
mer eller mindre, ungefär
will-less
viljelös
could care less
spela roll
couldn't care less
skita i (något), strunta i (något)
less is more
less is more, mindre är mer
less than
mindre än
much less
än mindre
no more no less
varken mer eller mindre

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less adjective {u}

  • uttråkad; trött, arg (på något)
 fed up, done
less is more
less is more
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