Less

Morpheme

Less

Type

free base

Denotation

to a smaller extent, in a lower degree, smaller, fewer; lacking without

Etymology

Old English læs

Evidence

childless, eggless, fearlessly, homeless, less, lessen, lessened, lessening, lessens, lesser, ouchless, speechless, tasteless, tearless, unless

Notes

often misanalyzed as a suffix

See Also

Little, Least, Few