Difference between Little and Less

What is the difference between Little and Less?

Little as an adverb is not much. while Less as an adverb is to smaller extent

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Not much.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Small. Very young. Younger. Small in size.

Part of speech: determiner

Definition: Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

Example sentence: Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: to smaller extentIn lower degree

Part of speech: determiner

Definition: Comparative form of little; smaller, not so great.A smaller number of; fewer.

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: minus; not including

Example sentence: There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

We hope you now know whether to use Little or Less in your sentence.