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German
Etymology
See wenig (“little, few”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
weniger
- comparative degree of wenig: less, fewer
- Antonym: mehr
- weniger als ― under
- nicht weniger als ― not less than, as many as
- mehr oder weniger ― more or less
- weniger ist mehr ― less is more
- Ich habe weniger Tee als du ― I have less tea than you
- Ich habe weniger Tee als Kaffee ― I have less tea than coffee
- Ich musste weniger als zehn Minuten warten ― I had to wait less than ten minutes
Adverb
weniger
- less
- weniger schön ― not so nice
- (mathematics) minus
- Synonym: minus
- Antonyms: mehr, plus, und
- fünf weniger drei ist zwei ― five minus three is two
Derived terms
Further reading
- “weniger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache