MORE

Pronunciation (US):

• MORE (noun)
  The noun MORE has 1 sense:

1. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

  Familiarity information: MORE used as a noun is very rare.

• MORE (adjective)
  The adjective MORE has 2 senses:

1. (comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
2. (comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number

  Familiarity information: MORE used as an adjective is rare.

• MORE (adverb)
  The adverb MORE has 2 senses:

1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
2. comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent

  Familiarity information: MORE used as an adverb is rare.

• MORE (noun)

Meaning:

English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

More; Sir Thomas More; Thomas More

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

• MORE (adjective)

Meaning:

(comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

Synonyms:

more; more than

Context examples:

more land / more support / more rain fell / more than a gallon

Also:

much ((quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent)

Domain usage:

comparative (the comparative form of an adjective)

Antonym:

less ((comparative of 'little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree)

Meaning:

(comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number

Context examples:

a hall with more seats / we have no more bananas / more than one

Also:

many (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number)

more; more than ((comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree)

Domain usage:

comparative (the comparative form of an adjective)

Antonym:

fewer ((comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of)

• MORE (adverb)

Meaning:

Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Synonyms:

more; to a greater extent

Context examples:

more interesting / more beautiful / more quickly

Antonym:

less (used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs)

Meaning:

Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent

Context examples:

he works more now / they eat more than they should

Antonym:

less (comparative of little)