Fewer Meaning
/ˈfjuː.ɚ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
detcomparative degree of few; a smaller number.
detLess; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer
Sentence Examples
If there weren't so many taxis, there would be fewer traffic accidents.
There are no fewer than a dozen bedrooms in this mansion.
Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sold ____ items this month compared to last month.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are ____ students in the advanced math class this year than there were during the previous semester.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English fewere, equivalent to few + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Construction of the station and approach line involved considerable engineering work and the demolition of no fewer than 540 houses and a church, […]."
— 1957 August 26, “Notes and News; Tithebarn Street Station, Liverpool”, in Railway Magazine, page 589:
"This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially."
— 2001 September 27, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Michael Rutter, Phil A. Silva, Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal Study, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 151:
"Leaving from my home in Alameda, the heavily BART-assisted journey took fewer than five hours round trip."
— 2026 May 7, Peter Hartlaub, “This former Bay Area rail line is a biking paradise. And you don’t need a car to get there”, in San Francisco Chronicle, page A11:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store sold ____ items this month compared to last month.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There are ____ students in the advanced math class this year than there were during the previous semester.