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I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.
Marion Barry

Meaning of "no less" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NO LESS

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WHAT DOES NO LESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of no less in the English dictionary

The definition of no less in the dictionary is used to indicate surprise or admiration, often sarcastic, at the preceding statement.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NO LESS

no entry sign
no fear
no fool
no go
no great shakes
no hard feelings
no holds barred
no joke
no jump
no laughing matter
no little
no longer
no matter
no mean
no object
no one
no other
no picnic
no place
no respecter of persons

WORDS THAT END LIKE NO LESS

bless
bottomless
countless
endless
formless
homeless
hopeless
less
more or less
much less
nevertheless
nonetheless
regardless
seamless
stainless
timeless
topless
unless
useless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of no less in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «no less» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NO LESS

Find out the translation of no less to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of no 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 «no less» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毫不逊色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no menos
570 millions of speakers

English

no less
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا تقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не менее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

não menos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম নাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas moins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak kurang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht weniger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

劣らず
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

더 적은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Az sayılmaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non meno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niemniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не менше
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu mai puțin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όχι λιγότερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie minder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inte mindre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke mindre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of no less

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NO LESS»

The term «no less» is very widely used and occupies the 19.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NO LESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «no less» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «no 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 no less

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10 QUOTES WITH «NO LESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word no less.
1
Roman Abramovich
In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic enough.
2
Johann Arndt
For even these are no less bestowed on him of pure grace, than are righteousness and salvation themselves.
3
James Mark Baldwin
Psychology more than any other science has had its pseudo-scientific no less than its scientific period.
4
Marion Barry
I am clearly more popular than Reagan. I am in my third term. Where's Reagan? Gone after two! Defeated by George Bush and Michael Dukakis no less.
5
Pierre Bayle
There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.
6
James W. Black
The outcome, the fourth in an issue of five boys born into a staunch Baptist home, meant that from the beginning I was taught to be respectful of others no less than myself, influencing ever since both my political and administrative attitudes.
7
Shane Black
Once I started selling scripts for a great deal of money - action scripts, no less, which people tend to pooh-pooh anyway - then I started to get some backlash. Which I didn't mind.
8
Carol Moseley Braun
I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to mean that we give our children no less retirement security than we inherited from our parents.
9
Benjamin Britten
These two are not two Love has made them one Amo Ergo Sum! And by its mystery Each is no less but more.
10
Giordano Bruno
The whole soul is in the whole body, in the bones and in the veins and in the heart; it is no more present in one part than in another, and it is no less present in one part than in the whole, nor in the whole less than in one part.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NO LESS»

Discover the use of no less in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to no less and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No Less Than Greatness
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Mary Manin Morrissey, 2002
2
No Less in Blood
In 1893, Mary Anne Schlegel left her uncle's Chicago home and vanished. The revelation of her fate more than a century later upends the life of an adoptee desperately seeking her roots.
D. M. Pirrone, 2011
3
Passionately Human, No Less Divine: Religion and Culture in ...
The book illustrates how the migration launched a new sacred order among blacks in the city that reflected aspects of both Southern black religion and modern city life.
Wallace D. Best, 2013
4
A love no less: more than two centuries of African American ...
Compiles a selection of the love letters and other courting correspondence of African American couples from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. A LOVE NO LESS is a testament to black love and to the bonds that endure in
Pamela Newkirk, 2003
5
No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II
No Less Than Victory is a riveting account presented through the eyes of Eisenhower, Patton, and the soldiers who struggled face-to-face with their enemy, as well as from the vantage point of Germany’s old soldier, Gerd von Rundstedt, and ...
Jeff Shaara, 2009
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No Less a Woman: Femininity, Sexuality & Breast Cancer
Addresses the emotional and psychological issues that face women with breast cancer, especially those who lose one of their breasts to the disease. Covers femininity, sexuality, intimacy and more.
Deborah Hobler Kahane, 1995
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No Less a Man: Masculist Art in a Feminist Age
Bruce Springsteen. All three, Douglas Robinson claims, are central figures in a new form of popular men’s art: art that explores what it means to be a man in a feminist age.
Douglas Robinson, 1994
8
No Less Than a Lifetime
The Jones Gang FROM A MODEL EMPLOYEE… For ten years Faith Jones had waited for Price Montgomery to see her as anything but the efficient employee she was.
Christine Rimmer, 2011
9
china is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in ...
Shaohua Chen, Martin Ravallion. So far we have focused on consumption poverty, which has been our preferred approach to global poverty measurement in past work. However, given that discussions of poverty in China have typically ...
Shaohua Chen, Martin Ravallion, 2008
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The inoculum and medium shall be mixed thoroughly and incubated at a temperature of 30 to 35 °C for a test period of no less than 14 days and examined visually for evidence of growth on the third, fourth, or fifth day, and on the seventh or ...
Office of the Federal Register (U.S.), 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NO LESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term no less is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dancing my way through my insecurities
The thing is, our imperfections are no less visible when we are holding out, dancing safe. I might as well go for it. The beautiful dancers do, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Self/Less movie review
He suffers hallucinations from his new body's previous life – as a military veteran, no less, which is a half-hearted way of explaining why he can ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
3
'Southpaw' Review: Gyllenhaal Has Passion and Punch
Forest Whitaker is Tick Wills, the canny old trainer to whom Billy turns following his downfall, which is no less affecting for being predictable, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Munch goes to Sammy's Pin High Pub in Bridgeville
Regarding the game of golf, no less than the father of American literature Mark Twain famously called it “a good walk spoiled” and British ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Chelsea are willing to sell Cuadrado but for no less than £23m
Chelsea are aiming to offload their Colombian playmaker Juan Cuadrado just seven months after signing him but only if they recoup the ... «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
6
Researchers Develop New Strain of Seaweed no less than Superfood
Researchers have developed a superfood, called Dulse. In reality, it is like seaweed, having twice nutritional value of kale. This particular plant ... «Maine News, Jul 15»
7
Ghada Adel's back on the big screen for Eid, and with Tamer Hosny …
Ghada Adel's back on the big screen for Eid, and with Tamer Hosny no less! Ghada Adel's back on the big screen for Eid, and with Tamer ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
8
Assad regime no less depraved than ISIS
Of the approximately 55,000 images of mutilated bodies that former Syrian regime photographer Caesar smuggled out of the country in 2013, ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
9
Selling phones in US no less than a year away: Xiaomi's Hugo Barra
Xiaomi was founded only five years ago, but it's already jockeying with Apple for the top spot in China's smartphone market. The company was ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Latest regulation for alternative fueled vehicles, no less than 30% in …
Gasgoo.com (Shanghai July 17) - A new regulation has released that no less than 30% of alternative fueled vehicles in the overall newly ... «Gasgoo automotive news, Jul 15»

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