SASS vs. LESS — What's the Difference?
Difference Between SASS and LESS
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Sass
Impertinent, disrespectful speech; back talk.
Less
Not as great in amount or quantity
Had less time to spend with the family.
Sass
To talk impudently to.
Less
Lower in importance, esteem, or rank
No less a person than the ambassador.
Sass
(US) Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
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Less
Consisting of a smaller number.
Sass
(archaic) Vegetables used in making sauces.
Less
With the deduction of; minus
Five less two is three.
Sass
To talk, to talk back.
Less
To a smaller extent, degree, or frequency
Less happy.
Less expensive.
Sass
To speak insolently to.
Don’t sass your teachers!
Less
A smaller amount
She received less than she asked for.
Sass
An impudent or insolent rejoinder;
Don't give me any of your sass
Less
Something not as important as something else
People have been punished for less.
Sass
Answer back in an impudent or insolent manner;
Don't sass me!
The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
Less
Comparative of little
I slept even less last night than I did the night before.
I like him less each time I see him.
Less
Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.
This gadget is less useful than I expected.
I'm not any less happy for being on my own.
Less
To a smaller extent or degree.
The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.
That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
Less
(Now chiefly of numbers or dimensions) little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser.
Less
A smaller amount of; not as much.
No less than eight pints of beer.
I have less tea than coffee.
You have even less sense than an inanimate object.
Less
Fewer; a smaller number of.
There are less people here now.
Now there are three less green bottles hanging on the wall.
Less
Minus; not including
It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.
Less
(archaic) To make less; to lessen.
Less
(archaic) Lesser; smaller.
Less
A smaller amount or quantity.
Less is better.
I have less to do today than yesterday.
Less
Unless
Less
Unless.
Less
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
Thus in less [time] than a hundred years from the coming of Augustine, all England became Christian.
Less
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
Less
A smaller portion or quantity.
The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
Less
The inferior, younger, or smaller.
The less is blessed of the better.
Less
To make less; to lessen.
Less
(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;
Of less importance
Less time to spend with the family
A shower uses less water
Less than three years old
Less
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality;
No less than perfect
Less
(usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;
No less a person than the king himself
Less
(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer;
Less than three weeks
No less than 50 people attended
In 25 words or less
Less
Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;
Less interesting
Less expensive
Less quickly
Less
Comparative of little;
She walks less than she should
He works less these days
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