fewer

Definition

  • adjective: not so many
  • pronoun, plural in construction: a smaller number of persons or things
  • comparative of 'few'
  • synonyms: less

Examples

  • Few know and (even) 'fewer' care about local history.

  • There are 'fewer' children at the school this year.

  • I take 'fewer' (and 'fewer') vacations every year.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) captive by its diet for the kind of bamboo it eats only grows at this altitude. But these forests hold fewer challenges for the more mobile. The golden snap-nosed monkey, like the giant panda, lives only in China. Their thick fur allows them to survive at greater altitudes than any other monkey (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2