fewer

(adjective, determiner)

adjective

1. (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of

- fewer birds came this year

- the birds are fewer this year

- fewer trains were late

Similar word(s): few, less, less

determiner

1. The comparative of few; a smaller number.

- Fewer women wear hats these days.

- There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.