Phrase guide

no less

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

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Even, furthermore, not to mention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He graduated this year — at the top of his class, no less!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Just as, equally, as much/many as, not less.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally, not-comparable

Examples

  • Diet sodas are no less unhealthy than regular ones.
  • The driver had drunk no less than eight pints of beer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English no lesse, na leasse. Compare none the less and Old English nōhte þon lǣssa (“none the less”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: maar liefst — furthermore, not to mention
  • Finnish: jopa — furthermore, not to mention
  • Finnish: vieläpä — furthermore, not to mention
  • German: zumal — furthermore, not to mention
  • German: noch dazu — furthermore, not to mention
  • Italian: nientemeno — furthermore, not to mention
  • Italian: nientedimeno — furthermore, not to mention
  • Italian: nientepopodimeno — furthermore, not to mention
  • Polish: przy tym — furthermore, not to mention
  • Spanish: nada menos — furthermore, not to mention
  • Spanish: ni más ni menos — furthermore, not to mention
  • Spanish: que se dice pronto — furthermore, not to mention
  • Spanish: ahí es nada — furthermore, not to mention
  • Spanish: ahí que no es nada (disused) — furthermore, not to mention
  • Spanish: que ya es decir — furthermore, not to mention
  • Turkish: hem de — furthermore, not to mention
  • Turkish: üstelik — furthermore, not to mention