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fewer - What does it mean?

Definition of 'fewer'

English

Determiner

(en-det) (superlative fewest)
  • The comparative of few ; a smaller number.
  • Fewer women wear hats these days.
    There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.

    Usage notes

    See also

    * less

    Similar to 'fewer'

    four, fear, fair, foyer, fower, fiar, fuar, feer, feuar