MORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does More mean? 

• MORE (noun)
  The noun MORE has 1 sense:

1. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

  Familiarity information: MORE used as a noun is very rare.

• MORE (adjective)
  The adjective MORE has 2 senses:

1. (comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

2. (comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number

  Familiarity information: MORE used as an adjective is rare.

• MORE (adverb)
  The adverb MORE has 2 senses:

1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

2. comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent

  Familiarity information: MORE used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

More; Sir Thomas More; Thomas More

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

• MORE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

Synonyms:

more; more than

Context example:

more than a gallon

Also:

much ((quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent)

Domain usage:

comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)

Antonym:

less ((comparative of 'little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(comparative of 'many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number

Context example:

more than one

Also:

many (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'as' or 'too' or 'so' or 'that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number)

more; more than ((comparative of 'much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree)

Domain usage:

comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)

Antonym:

fewer ((comparative of 'few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of)

• MORE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Synonyms:

more; to a greater extent

Context example:

more quickly

Antonym:

less (used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent

Context example:

they eat more than they should

Antonym:

less (comparative of little)

 Context examples 

Then they got to talking about books, and to Jo's delight, she found that Laurie loved them as well as she did, and had read even more than herself.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

No, cried he, that is letting her off too easily: she shall die a much more cruel death; I will eat her.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

But it will take more than imagination to carry Dorothy back to Kansas, and I'm sure I don't know how it can be done.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

"They ain't a-goin' to get any more of our dogs if I can help it."

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Even more remarkably, Mars will remain in your truelove sector, the fifth house, and send beams to your marriage and commitment house.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Because snow and ice reflect more light than vegetation or water, the spring is brighter than the summer or autumn, when there is much less snow and ice.

(Earthshine, NASA)

A finding about one or more characteristics of adenosarcoma, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.

(Adenosarcoma TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

Then she ought to look more cheerful.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Nectins also function as CAMs at AJs, but are more highly concentrated at AJs than E-cadherin.

(Adherens Junction Assembly Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

More ACTH is made during times of stress.

(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)