fewer
(adjective) (comparative of âfewâ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; âfewer birds came this yearâ; âthe birds are fewer this yearâ; âfewer trains were lateâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fewer (superlative fewest)
comparative degree of few; a smaller number.
Source: Wiktionary
Few, a. [Compar. Fewer; superl. Fewest.] Etym: [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. feå, pl. feåwe; akin to OS. fah, OHG. f*, Icel. far, Sw. fÄ, pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. Paucity.]
Definition: Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. "Are not my days few" Job x. 20. Few know and fewer care. Proverb.
Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them. A few, a small number.
– In few, in a few words; briefly. Shak. - No few, not few; more than a few; many. Cowper. - The few, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the majority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; âvast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resourcesâ; âtaxes on undeveloped lots are lowâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
