Less and Short

Less

Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Short is a synonym for less. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Less".

Nearby Words: lessen, lessening

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Less is a synonym for short. Sometimes you can use "Less" instead an adjective "Short".

Both words in one sentence

  • Stripperiffic Fanservice status, Ahri merely wears a short-but-not-that-short skirt and shows some cleavage…and her alternate skins are all less revealing.
    Source: Stripperiffic
  • Boyish Short Hair Because Long Hair Is Feminine, when a girl has short hair it tends to mean she's decidedly less feminine than the average girl, perhaps even a Tomboy or Action Girl.
  • Battlefield 3 uses God's Gonna Cut You Down by Johnny Cash but only in a short trailer, and for less than a minute in the first mission.
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