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Meaning of the word fewer in English

What does fewer mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

fewer

classType.DETERMINER__ADJECTIVE

1.

a small number of.

Example:
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may I ask a few questions?
Synonym:
hardly any one or two little two or three
Antonym:
many
2.

used to emphasize how small a number is.

Example:
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he had few friends
Synonym:
hardly any one or two little scarce scant scanty meager insufficient negligible in short supply thin on the ground scattered few and far between infrequent uncommon rare sporadic
Antonym:
many plentiful

Pronoun

1.

a small number of people or things.

Example:
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I will recount a few of the stories told me
2.

used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is.

Example:
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few thought to challenge these assumptions
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