less and less

determiner

increasingly less

“Over the years, there has been less and less oil available.”

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Meanings

determiner
  1. increasingly less

    Over the years, there has been less and less oil available.

Translations

Catalan cada vegada menys
  • cada vegada menysincreasingly less
Finnish yhä vähemmän
  • yhä vähemmänincreasingly less
French de moins en moins
  • de moins en moinsincreasingly less
German immer weniger
  • immer wenigerincreasingly less
Hungarian egyre kevesebb/kevesebbet/kevésbé/kevesebbszer
  • egyre kevesebb/kevesebbet/kevésbé/kevesebbszerincreasingly less
Polish coraz mniej
  • coraz mniejincreasingly less
Cite this entry
APA

less and less. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/less%20and%20less

MLA

“less and less.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/less%20and%20less. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “less and less,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/less%20and%20less.

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