Fewer
Fewer adjective - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.
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These days, however, (possibly due to Wicca and other neopagan religious movements) the term witch carries fewer of the the negative connotations that it used to, and so is a workable Distaff Counterpart.
Source: Wizard Classic - Boffin tends to have fewer negative connotations than nerd does though, and tends to be used more as a term of endearment.
Source: Useful Notes / British English -
It helps that he's more Surfer Dude than Bro, and drawing on that archetype has a lot fewer negative associations to begin with.
Source: Fratbro
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