more  /mɔr/

noun

1. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

synset: More, Thomas_More, Sir_Thomas_More

adj

1. (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon"

synset: more, more_than

antonym: less

2. (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one"

synset: more

antonym: fewer

adv

1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"

synset: more, to_a_greater_extent

antonym: less, to_a_lesser_extent

2. comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should"

synset: more

antonym: less

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

back to home !

© 2019, All Rights Reserved.