fewer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *fewer*:
ADJECTIVE	all	fewer	(comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of

fewer > pronunciation
Sounds	fyuw'er
Rhymes	Breuer ... wrongdoer: 19 rhymes with uwer...

English > *fewer*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	(comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.
Examples	"fewer birds came this year" "the birds are fewer this year" "fewer trains were late"
Narrower	less	(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
See also	few	A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'
See also	less	(comparative of 'little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning / meaning not as great in amount or degree
Opposite	more	(comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number
Usage of	comparative, comparative degree	The comparative form of an adjective or adverb
Spanish	menos

HyperDic: fewer