Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

less is more

/lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables: less is -more
IPA: /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

That which is of smaller quantity could be of higher quality.

proverb

That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.

Example Sentences

"Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged."
"The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means.""
"The program, which features two premieres—"Songs," a solo, and "The Pleasure of Stillness," a quartet—is founded on the notion that less is more."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/
British English: /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔː/

Synonyms

a little goes a long way

Antonyms

less is a bore more is more

Questions

How do you pronounce less is more?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/.
What does less is more mean?: That which is of smaller quantity could be of higher quality.

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