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Antonyms for more

Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : mawr, mohr
Phonetic Transcription : mɔr, moʊr


Definition of more

Origin :
  • Old English mara "greater, more, stronger, mightier," used as a comparative of micel "great" (see mickle), from Proto-Germanic *maizon- (cf. Old Saxon mera, Old Norse meiri, Old Frisian mara, Middle Dutch mere, Old High German mero, German mehr), from PIE *meis- (cf. Avestan mazja "greater," Old Irish mor "great," Welsh mawr "great," Greek -moros "great," Oscan mais "more"), from root *me- "big." Sometimes used as an adverb in Old English ("in addition"), but Old English generally used related ma "more" as adverb and noun. This became Middle English mo, but more in this sense began to predominate in later Middle English.
  • "Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly."I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more.""You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter: "it's very easy to take more than nothing."
  • More or less "in a greater or lesser degree" is from early 13c.; appended to a statement to indicate approximation, from 1580s.
  • adj additional, greater
  • adv to a greater extent
Example sentences :
  • She left me more composed and happy than I have been for many days.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • For more than an hour, there was perfect stillness, as the shades of evening deepened.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • But Avice is—er—my dear, she is like her mother in more ways than one.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Dad and the mater both say the same now—they're more severe than I was.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • More than one of these precious volumes were transcribed entirely by her own hand.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • For his sake, I am glad once more to be in my own happy home.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • They laid Paralus upon a couch, with the belief that he slept to wake no more.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • "It has but given them more unbridled license,'" rejoined Plato.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • When he did go it was always understood to be positively for not more than two weeks.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I have more than once tried to deceive you, but you will feel that I am not now speaking falsely.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

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