Noun | 1. | More - English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state Synonyms: Sir Thomas More, Thomas More |
Adj. | 1. | more - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" Synonyms: more than Antonyms: less - (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" |
2. | more - (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" Antonyms: fewer - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of; "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late" | |
3. | more - existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" Synonyms: additional, further | |
Adv. | 1. | more - used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly" Synonyms: to a greater extent Antonyms: less, to a lesser extent - used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly" |
2. | more - comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent; "he works more now"; "they eat more than they should" Antonyms: less - comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days" |