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
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; âin focusâ; âout of focusâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
