adjadj.all(comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number ofDomain Usage:comparativecomparative degree
Examples:- fewer birds came this year
- the birds are fewer this year
- fewer trains were late
Antonyms:more
Inherited Hypernyms:fewer
Similar to:less
See also:few less
adjadj.alla quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite numberAttributes:multiplicity numerosity numerousness
Examples:- a few weeks ago
- a few more wagons than usual
- an invalid's pleasures are few and far between
- few roses were still blooming
- few women have led troops in battle
Antonyms:many
Derivationally Related Form:fewfewness
Inherited Hypernyms:few
Similar to:a couple of a few hardly a
See also:fewer some