3less pronoun
1 : a smaller number or amount
▪ We've learned to make do with less. [=to survive with less money, fewer possessions, etc.] ▪ He's trying to save more and spend less. ▪ I have less than you do. ▪ I read much/far/even less of the second book than of the first. ▪ I seem to save less each year. ▪ We had exactly one day to get the job done—no more, no less. ▪ Less is sometimes better than more. ▪ Regarding his recent behavior, perhaps the less said, the better. [=his recent behavior has been so bad that it is better to not say anything about it] 2 : something that is smaller or less important than another thing
▪ You're lucky you didn't lose your job for swearing at your boss. People have been fired for less (than that).
▪ We've learned to make do with less. [=to survive with less money, fewer possessions, etc.] ▪ He's trying to save more and spend less. ▪ I have less than you do. ▪ I read much/far/even less of the second book than of the first. ▪ I seem to save less each year. ▪ We had exactly one day to get the job done—no more, no less. ▪ Less is sometimes better than more. ▪ Regarding his recent behavior, perhaps the less said, the better. [=his recent behavior has been so bad that it is better to not say anything about it]
▪ You're lucky you didn't lose your job for swearing at your boss. People have been fired for less (than that).
could/couldn't care less — see 2care
less and less
: an amount that becomes gradually smaller
▪ I seem to save less and less each year. ▪ We see less and less of them each year.
▪ I seem to save less and less each year. ▪ We see less and less of them each year.
nothing less than — see 2nothing
think less of — see 1think
