Phrase guide

less than

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Inferior in consideration, rank, or importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The character <, used to show that one amount or number is smaller than another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَصْغَر مِن (ʔaṣḡar min) — the character <
  • Arabic: صُغْرَى مِن (ṣuḡrā min) — the character <
  • Bulgarian: знак по-малко (znak po-malko) — the character <
  • Finnish: pienempi kuin -merkki — the character <
  • Finnish: pienemmyysmerkki — the character <
  • French: plus petit que — the character <
  • Italian: meno di — the character <
  • Japanese: 小なり (shōnari) — the character <
  • Korean: 보다 작다 (boda jakda) — the character <
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mindre enn — the character <
  • Portuguese: menor que — the character <
  • Romanian: mai mic decât — the character <
  • Spanish: menor que — the character <
  • Spanish: corchete angular menor — the character <
  • Spanish: diple menor — the character <
  • Swedish: mindre än — the character <
  • Tagalog: kubus sa — the character <