Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nothing less than

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables: noth-ing -less than
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Certainly and completely: definitely, and wholly rather than merely mostly.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: nothing if not, nothing but"
"Of course he disappointed you. The man is nothing less than a fraud and a swindler."

Phrases

no less

Frequently Paired Words

no less nothing more than

Synonyms

nothing if not nothing but

Questions

What does nothing less than mean?: Certainly and completely: definitely, and wholly rather than merely mostly.

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