English adjective: fewer | |||
| 1. | fewer (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of | ||
| Samples | Fewer birds came this year. The birds are fewer this year. Fewer trains were late. | ||
| Similar | less | ||
| See also | few, less | ||
| Domain usage | comparative, comparative degree | ||
| Antonyms | more | ||