The difference between Less and Plus

When used as prepositions, less means minus, whereas plus means and.

When used as verbs, less means to make less, whereas plus means to add.

When used as adjectives, less means , whereas plus means being positive rather than negative or zero.


Less is also conjunction with the meaning: unless.

Less is also adverb with the meaning: to a smaller extent.

Plus is also noun with the meaning: a positive quantity.

check bellow for the other definitions of Less and Plus

  1. Less as an adverb:

    To a smaller extent.

  2. Less as an adverb:

    In lower degree.

    Examples:

    "This is a less bad solution than I thought possible."

  1. Less as an adjective (now, _, archaic, _, except with numbers):

    ; smaller, lesser.

  2. Less as an adjective:

    a smaller amount (of); not as much.

    Examples:

    "I have less than you have. I have less tea than coffee."

  3. Less as an adjective (proscribed):

    fewer; a smaller number of.

  1. Less as a preposition:

    Minus; not including

    Examples:

    "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."

  1. Less as a verb (obsolete):

    To make less; to lessen.

  1. Plus as a preposition:

    And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    Examples:

    "Two plus two equals four."

    "A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen."

  2. Plus as a preposition (colloquial):

    With; having in addition.

    Examples:

    "I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"

  3. Plus as a preposition:

    And also; in addition; besides (which).

    Examples:

    "Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."

  1. Plus as a noun:

    A positive quantity.

  2. Plus as a noun:

    An asset or useful addition.

    Examples:

    "He is a real plus to the team."

  3. Plus as a noun (arithmetic):

    A plus sign: +.

  1. Plus as an adjective:

    Being positive rather than negative or zero.

    Examples:

    "−2 * −2 = +4'' ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")"

  2. Plus as an adjective:

    Positive, or involving advantage.

    Examples:

    "He is a plus factor."

  3. Plus as an adjective (physics):

    Electrically positive.

    Examples:

    "A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."

  4. Plus as an adjective (postpositive):

    (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.

    Examples:

    "The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."

  1. Plus as a verb (informal):

    To add; to subject to addition.

  2. Plus as a verb (often followed by 'up'):

    To increase in magnitude.

  3. Plus as a verb:

    To improve.

  4. Plus as a verb:

    To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

  5. Plus as a verb (sales):

    To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

  6. Plus as a verb (psychology):

    To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

  7. Plus as a verb (social media):

    To give a mark of approval on .

  8. Plus as a verb (homeopathy):

    To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

  9. Plus as a verb (optometry):

    To increase a correction.