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When you're pregnant you just want to be comfortable - but I wear more or less the same as I do when I'm not pregnant: pregnancy denim with normal tops and flat shoes. But when the belly starts to really stick out, I'll want the floaty dresses!
Alessandra Ambrosio

Meaning of "more or less" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MORE OR LESS

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WHAT DOES MORE OR LESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of more or less in the English dictionary

The definition of more or less in the dictionary is as an estimate; approximately. Other definition of more or less is to an unspecified extent or degree.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORE OR LESS

more
more of
more often than not
more pertinently
more so
more than meets the eye
more´s the pity
Morea
Moreau
Morecambe
moreen
moreish
morel
Morelia
morelle
morello
morello cherry
Morelos
morendo
moreness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORE OR LESS

bless
bottomless
countless
endless
formless
homeless
hopeless
less
much less
nevertheless
no less
nonetheless
regardless
seamless
stainless
timeless
topless
unless
useless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of more or less in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MORE OR LESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «more or less» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of more or less

Translation of «more or less» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORE OR LESS

Find out the translation of more or less to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of more or less from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «more or less» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

更多或更少的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más o menos
570 millions of speakers

English

more or less
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिक या कम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أكثر أو أقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

более или менее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais ou menos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেশি অথবা কম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus ou moins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

lebih kurang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mehr oder weniger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多かれ少なかれ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더 많거나 적은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih utawa kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிகமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिक किंवा कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Az çok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

więcej lub mniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

більш -менш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai mult sau mai puțin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περισσότερο ή λιγότερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

min of meer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mer eller mindre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mer eller mindre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of more or less

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORE OR LESS»

The term «more or less» is very widely used and occupies the 14.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORE OR LESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «more or less» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «more or less» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about more or less

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10 QUOTES WITH «MORE OR LESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word more or less.
1
Alessandra Ambrosio
When you're pregnant you just want to be comfortable - but I wear more or less the same as I do when I'm not pregnant: pregnancy denim with normal tops and flat shoes. But when the belly starts to really stick out, I'll want the floaty dresses!
2
Wes Anderson
There's no story if there isn't some conflict. The memorable things are usually not how pulled together everybody is. I think everybody feels lonely and trapped sometimes. I would think it's more or less the norm.
3
Walter Bagehot
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
4
Ashraf Barhom
I'm a hybrid, from a cultural perspective, but I don't think in these terms. I'm more simple than that. I'm a mammal who will live 70 years, more or less, who believes in God and likes his life.
5
Lizzie Andrew Borden
My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter.
6
Ralph Boston
I think I was more or less, convinced of that by just the press, the US press. By people who were pressuring you, saying that you gotta beat the Russian's, if you don't win anything else, win the Russian meet and so forth.
7
Hjalmar Branting
Before the war there were many who were more or less ignorant of the international labor movement but who nevertheless turned to it for salvation when the threat of war arose. They hoped that the workers would never permit a war.
8
Phil Bredesen
Traditionally, the way deficits have been cut is you hold expenditures more or less constant in real dollars and then let growth come in to fill it up.
9
Stephen Breyer
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire community, as long as that person was doing a good job on the merits, nobody was going to run against him.
10
Larry Buchanan
I was doing acting work at Fox - bit pieces with Greg Peck in The Gunfighter and things like that - and grew up more or less as a Fox contract player in about two years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORE OR LESS»

Discover the use of more or less in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to more or less and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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More or Less: Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity
In More or Less, Jeff Shinabarger calls readers to create their own social experiments to answer the question, “What is enough?” It all started with one idea: What would happen if we created a culture in which we gave away whatever was ...
Jeff Shinabarger, 2013
2
Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less)
The authors guide readers through the essentials of planning a small-scale farm from a 1/4 acre all the way up to an acre and beyond.
Angela England, 2012
3
More Or Less
Comparing whole numbers and understanding what's more and what's less are a big part of Eddie's strategy in guessing people's ages at the school fair. Full color.
Stuart J. Murphy, 2005
4
45 Pounds (More or Less)
Here are the numbers of Ann Galardi's life: She is 16.
Kelly Barson, 2013
5
More Or Less: A Rain Forest Counting Book
"Simple text and color photos introduce plants and animals found in the rain forest while explaining basic concepts of addition and subtraction"--Provided by publisher.
Rebecca Fjelland Davis, 2006
6
A Million Fish...: More Or Less
A boy learns that the truth is often stretched on the Bayou Clapateaux, and gets the chance to tell his own version of a bayou tale when he goes fishing.
Pat McKissack, 1996
7
A Saint, More Or Less
Reprint. 15,000 first printing. From the Hardcover edition.
Henry Grunwald, 2005
8
More Or Less a Mess!
A little girl uses sorting and classifying skills to tackle the huge mess in her room. Includes related activities and games.
Sheila Keenan, 1997
9
Same, More, Or Less?
Learn how to compare sets of objects and make groups that have the same amount, more, or less.
April Barth, 2009
10
More Or Less
The days of our lives are short! How we spend them and the decisions we make with our money and time determine the quality of life we will have as we age. More or less--which will it be?
Bill Knight, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORE OR LESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term more or less is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comment: Not having surgery doesn't make trans people less trans
Any of these options are valid and don't make anyone more or less trans than anyone else. This might not seem like a radical notion, but it's an ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
2
What next for Greece?
Bailout number three is, more or less, in the pipeline. Another parliamentary vote - after a bad tempered debate - has ticked some more of the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Trade deadline about more than buyers and sellers, Red Sox GM says
“There may be specific types of deals that would make more or less sense. We'll see what comes of that. In the big picture, we'll continue to ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
4
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2015 review
Even though smartphones and tablets have more or less taken over the world of digital reading, ebook readers are still going strong. When the ... «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
5
Nasa may have found the most Earth-like planet to date
But like the "Earth-like" planets before them, both receive far more or less light than our own planet -- 40 percent more and two-thirds less ... «Wired.co.uk, Jul 15»
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World's oldest Koran found in University of Birmingham library
... the view that the Koran that we now have is more or less very close indeed to the Koran as it was brought together in the early years of Islam.'. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Why promises about cloud security make me uneasy
Security in the cloud is an ongoing concern, and depending on which briefing I attend the cloud offers more or less security than traditional ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»
8
PS4 NewsFinishing Games: More Or Less Important To You These …
For some, finishing a game is meaningless. As long as they get their money's worth from it, as long as they're appropriately entertained, they're ... «PSX Extreme, Jul 15»
9
US chiefs less upbeat on expansion than overseas peers
“US-based executives have been feeling confident for some time, so when you ask them if they're feeling more or less optimistic, they say ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
'More or Less': Where do you see yourself …?
M in California wants to move me in, now that her faithless husband has gone to live with someone else in Azusa. There is something she ... «Morning Star, Jul 15»

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