Less vs. Lower

Less vs. Lower — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Less and Lower

Lessadverb

To a smaller extent.

Loweradjective

bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object

Lessadverb

In lower degree.

This is a less bad solution than I thought possible.

Loweradjective

older

Lessadjective

; smaller, lesser.

Lowerverb

(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

lower a bucket into a wellto lower a sail of a boat
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Lessadjective

comparative of little: a smaller amount (of); not as much.

I have less than you have.I have less tea than coffee.

Lowerverb

(transitive) to pull down

to lower a flag

Lessadjective

(proscribed) lang=en: fewer; a smaller number of.

Lowerverb

(transitive) To reduce the height of

lower a fence or walllower a chimney or turret

Lesspreposition

Minus; not including

It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.

Lowerverb

(transitive) To depress as to direction

lower the aim of a gun
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Lessverb

(obsolete) To make less; to lessen.

Lowerverb

(transitive) To make less elevated

to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes

Lessconjunction

(obsolete) unless

Lowerverb

(transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

lower the temperaturelower one's vitalitylower distilled liquors

Lessadjective

(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;

of less importanceless time to spend with the familya shower uses less waterless than three years old

Lowerverb

(transitive) To bring down; to humble

lower one's pride

Lessadjective

(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality;

no less than perfect

Lowerverb

(reflexive) (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.

Lessadjective

(usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;

no less a person than the king himself

Lowerverb

(transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

lower the price of goodslower the interest rate

Lessadjective

(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer;

less than three weeksno less than 50 people attendedin 25 words or less

Lowerverb

(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

Lessadverb

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;

less interestingless expensiveless quickly

Lowerverb

(intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.

Lessadverb

comparative of little;

she walks less than she shouldhe works less these days

Lowerverb

alternative spelling of lour

Lowernoun

the lower of two berths

Lowerverb

move something or somebody to a lower position;

take down the vase from the shelf

Lowerverb

set lower;

lower a ratinglower expectations

Lowerverb

cause to drop or sink;

The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir

Lowerverb

make lower or quieter;

turn down the volume of a radio

Lowerverb

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Loweradjective

(usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;

no less a person than the king himself

Loweradjective

inferior in rank or status;

the junior facultya lowly corporalpetty officialdoma subordinate functionary

Loweradjective

the bottom one of two;

he chose the lower number

Loweradjective

of the underworld;

nether regions