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Term: less

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "less": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. less

less

Definitions

Adjective

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree

Adverb

  1. Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
  2. Comparative of little
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "less".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 less 1 437
2 unless 2 101
3 nevertheless 4 73
4 regardless 3 38
5 lesson 2 29
6 helpless 2 21
7 endless 2 20
8 lesser 2 19
9 lessons 2 17
10 useless 2 17
11 meaningless 3 15
12 countless 2 14
13 hopeless 2 14
14 blessed 1 13
15 doubtless 2 13
16 restless 2 13
17 needless 2 11
18 blessing 2 10
19 nonetheless 3 10
20 bless 1 9
21 lessened 2 9
22 reckless 2 9
23 careless 2 8
24 endlessly 3 7
25 fearless 2 7
26 hopelessly 3 7
27 lessening 3 7
28 motionless 3 7
29 ruthless 2 7
30 senseless 2 6
31 aimless 2 5
32 breathless 2 5
33 fruitless 2 5
34 harmless 2 5
35 helplessness 3 5
36 lessen 2 5
37 loveless 2 5
38 priceless 2 5
39 relentless 3 5
40 relentlessly 4 5
41 shapeless 2 5
42 peerless 2 4
43 skinless 2 4
44 tireless 3 4
45 blessings 2 3
46 bloodless 2 3
47 carelessly 3 3
48 ceaseless 2 3
49 colorless 3 3
50 defenseless 3 3
51 headless 2 3
52 helplessly 3 3
53 hopelessness 3 3
54 merciless 3 3
55 mercilessly 4 3
56 mindless 2 3
57 painless 2 3
58 penniless 3 3
59 powerless 3 3
60 ruthlessness 3 3
61 speechless 2 3
62 spotless 2 3
63 thoughtless 2 3
64 windowless 3 3
65 worthless 2 3
66 ageless 2 2
67 airless 2 2
68 boundless 2 2
69 carelessness 3 2
70 cloudless 2 2
71 expressionless 4 2
72 featureless 3 2
73 flawless 2 2
74 godless 2 2
75 hapless 2 2
76 jobless 2 2
77 lawless 2 2
78 lessing 2 2
79 lifeless 2 2
80 nameless 2 2
81 pitiless 3 2
82 recklessly 3 2
83 remorseless 3 2
84 restlessly 3 2
85 restlessness 3 2
86 rootless 2 2
87 ruthlessly 3 2
88 scoreless 2 2
89 selfless 2 2
90 spineless 2 2
91 stainless 2 2
92 timeless 2 2
93 weightlessness 3 2
94 aimlessly 3 1
95 alessio 4 1
96 baseless 2 1
97 bottomless 3 1
98 breathlessly 3 1
99 ceaselessly 3 1
100 childless 2 1
101 classless 2 1
102 effortless 3 1
103 effortlessly 4 1
104 faceless 2 1
105 fairless 2 1
106 fruitlessly 3 1
107 groundless 2 1
108 guileless 2 1
109 guiltless 2 1
110 hairless 2 1
111 harmlessly 3 1
112 heartless 2 1
113 joblessness 3 1
114 leaderless 3 1
115 lessens 2 1
116 limitless 3 1
117 listless 2 1
118 listlessly 3 1
119 needlessly 3 1
120 noblesse 2 1
121 painlessly 3 1
122 pointless 2 1
123 purposeless 3 1
124 recklessness 3 1
125 rudderless 3 1
126 seamless 2 1
127 selflessness 3 1
128 shiftless 2 1
129 sleepless 2 1
130 stateless 2 1
131 tasteless 2 1
132 thankless 2 1
133 tirelessly 3 1
134 valueless 3 1
135 voiceless 2 1
136 alessandra 4 0
137 alessandra's 4 0
138 alessandrini 5 0
139 alessandro 4 0
140 alessi 3 0
141 backless 2 0
142 bayless 2 0
143 blameless 2 0
144 blessedly 3 0
145 blessedness 3 0
146 blesses 2 0
147 blessinger 3 0
148 blessington 3 0
149 boneless 2 0
150 brainless 2 0
151 cashless 2 0
152 chambless 2 0
153 clueless 2 0
154 contactless 3 0
155 cordless 2 0
156 corless 2 0
157 curless 2 0
158 d'alessandra 4 0
159 d'alessandrini 5 0
160 d'alessandro 4 0
161 d'alessandro's 4 0
162 d'alessi 3 0
163 dalessandro 4 0
164 dalessio 4 0
165 directionless 4 0
166 diskless 2 0
167 dowless 2 0
168 driverless 3 0
169 ductless 2 0
170 duplessis 3 0
171 earless 2 0
172 ellesse 2 0
173 eyeless 2 0
174 farless 2 0
175 fatherless 3 0
176 featherless 3 0
177 feckless 2 0
178 fenceless 2 0
179 filmless 2 0
180 flavorless 3 0
181 flawlessly 3 0
182 flessner 2 0
183 flightless 2 0
184 frictionless 3 0
185 gless 1 0
186 glessner 2 0
187 graceless 2 0
188 gutless 2 0
189 harkless 2 0
190 harless 2 0
191 hartless 2 0
192 homeless 2 0
193 homelessness 3 0
194 hornless 2 0
195 humorless 3 0
196 hurless 2 0
197 irregardless 4 0
198 issueless 3 0
199 keyless 2 0
200 kless 1 0
201 landless 2 0
202 lawlessness 3 0
203 leafless 2 0
204 legless 2 0
205 lessard 2 0
206 lessee 2 0
207 lessees 2 0
208 lessig 2 0
209 lessin 2 0
210 lessley 2 0
211 lessman 2 0
212 lessnau 2 0
213 lessner 2 0
214 lessness 2 0
215 lessor 2 0
216 lessors 2 0
217 limbless 2 0
218 luckless 2 0
219 mccandless 3 0
220 mccanless 3 0
221 mccreless 3 0
222 meatless 2 0
223 melessa 3 0
224 meritless 3 0
225 mindlessly 3 0
226 moneyless 3 0
227 motherless 3 0
228 nickless 2 0
229 odorless 3 0
230 paperless 3 0
231 payless 2 0
232 pilotless 3 0
233 pless 1 0
234 plessey 2 0
235 plessey's 2 0
236 plessinger 3 0
237 plessis 2 0
238 plessy 2 0
239 powerlessness 4 0
240 powless 2 0
241 riskless 2 0
242 schlesser 2 0
243 schlessinger 3 0
244 seamlessly 3 0
245 sexless 2 0
246 shameless 2 0
247 shamelessly 3 0
248 sharpless 2 0
249 simplesse 2 0
250 sleeveless 2 0
251 slessenger 3 0
252 smokeless 2 0
253 soulless 2 0
254 tactless 2 0
255 ticketless 3 0
256 tieless 2 0
257 toothless 2 0
258 topless 2 0
259 treeless 2 0
260 trendless 2 0
261 victimless 3 0
262 wanless 2 0
263 warrantless 3 0
264 weightless 2 0
265 wheeless 2 0
266 wheless 2 0
267 wireless 2 0
268 wireless's 4 0
269 witless 2 0
270 wordless 2 0
271 zipless 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "less".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bless 1 9
2 les 1 3
3 ellesse 2 0
4 gless 1 0
5 kless 1 0
6 ls 2 0
7 pless 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "less".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 unless 2 101
2 lesson 2 29
3 lesser 2 19
4 bless 1 9
5 lessen 2 5
6 lenses 2 5
7 les 1 3
8 leases 2 3
9 pless 1 0
10 loess 2 0
11 leiss 1 0
12 kless 1 0
13 gless 1 0
14 ess 1 0
15 plessy 2 0
16 lyness 2 0
17 lessor 2 0
18 lessin 2 0
19 lessig 2 0
20 lessee 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "less" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 less than 1 35
2 less common 2 5
3 less in 1 3
4 less meaningful 3 2
5 less human 2 2
6 less expensive 3 2
7 less developed 3 2
8 less a 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "less" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 or less 1 10
2 is less 1 9
3 was less 1 8
4 much less 1 5
5 of less 1 4
6 for less 1 4
7 and less 1 4
8 be less 1 3
9 to less 1 3
10 becomes less 2 2
11 are less 1 2
12 lasting less 2 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "less" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 becomes 2 4
2 lasting 2 4
3 rate 1 2
4 currently 3 2
5 however 3 2
6 radius 3 2
7 considered 3 2
8 existed 3 2
9 would 1 2
10 relapse 2 2
11 john 1 2
12 organ 2 2
13 smaller 2 2
14 assignment 3 2
15 found 1 2
16 project 2 2
17 much 1 2
18 goldwater 3 2
19 makes 1 2
20 make 1 2
21 restricted 3 2
22 somewhat 2 2
23 still 1 2
24 grooves 1 2
25 popularity 5 2
26 method 2 2
27 purchase 2 2
28 reduced 2 2
29 term 1 2
30 largest 2 2
31 eccentricity 5 2
32 formed 1 2
33 less 1 2
34 production 3 2
35 problems 2 2
36 place 1 2
37 revolutions 4 2
38 become 2 2
39 faster 2 2
40 use 1 2
41 dissipate 3 2
42 behave 2 2
43 resembling 4 2
44 consume 2 2
45 salt 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "less".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 loss 1 86
2 lass 1 2
3 liss 1 1

Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 271

Sound Alikes: 7

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 8

Words that Precede: 12

Statistically Associated: 45

Consonant Matches: 3

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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