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Adjective: fewer fyoou(r)- (comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
"fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late"
Adjective: few (fewer,fewest) fyoo- A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite number
"a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
See also: a couple of, a few, fewness, hardly a, less, multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness, some Antonym: many, more Encyclopedia: Few Fewer |