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more or less
- /mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs/ US
adverb more-or-less
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Approximately.
There were a hundred people in the room, more or less.
Similar: -ish, about, all but, almost, approaching, around, by and large, circa, close, close to, essentially, for all practical purposes
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Almost.
I've more or less guaranteed myself a top mark in my final exams.
Similar: all but, almost, as good as, as near as makes no difference, close to, fornigh, just about, more or less, near, near as damn it, nearly, next to
- To varying extents, across instances; to an extent that varies among cases. [X] is always more or less of a [Y]
Translations
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adv almost
| 日本語 | ほとんど hotondo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 幾乎 /几乎 jīhū, 差點 /差点 chàdiǎn, 差一點 /差一点 chāyīdiǎn, 差不多 chàbuduō |
| Português | quase |
| Français | plus ou moins, presque |
| Deutsch | mehr oder weniger, fast |
| Italiano | quasi |
| Ελληνικά | σχεδόν schedón |
| Русский | бо́лее и́ли ме́нее bóleje íli méneje, бо́лее-ме́нее bóleje-méneje |
adv approximately
| Español | más o menos, poco más o menos, sobre poco más o menos |
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| 日本語 | およそ oyoso, 約 yaku |
| 中文 | 大約 /大约 dàyuē, 左右 zuǒyòu, 上下 shàngxià, 大致 dàzhì, 大概 dàgài |
| Português | mais ou menos |
| Français | peu ou prou, plus ou moins |
| Deutsch | mehr oder weniger, ungefähr, mehr oder minder |
| Italiano | più o meno, su per giù, approssimativamente |
| Ελληνικά | περισσότερο ή λιγότερο perissótero í ligótero, πάνω κάτω páno káto |
| Română | mai mult sau mai puțin |
| Русский | бо́лее и́ли ме́нее bóleje íli méneje, бо́лее-ме́нее bóleje-méneje |
| العربية | حَوَالِي ḥawālī |
| עברית | פחות או יותר |
Talk about this word "more or less." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/more%20or%20less. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. more or less. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/more%20or%20less "more or less." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/more%20or%20less.Cite this
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title = {more or less},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/more%20or%20less},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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