Definition of More than

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

Exact synonyms: More
Language type: Comparative, Comparative Degree
Also: Much
Antonyms: Less

Lexicographical Neighbors of More Than

more'n
more(a)
more-or-less
more Catholic than the Pope
more and more
more cry than wool
more equal
more haste, less speed
more like
more like it
more often than not
more or less
more power to your elbow
more so
more than (current term)
more than one can poke a stick at
more than one can shake a stick at
more than you can shake a stick at
moreen
moreens
morefold
moreish
morel
moreland
morelands
morelle
morelles
morello
morellos

Literary usage of More than

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"... nor does he desire them, or desires them but moderately, not more than he ought, nor at the wrong time, etc.; but those things which, being pleasant, ..."

2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"No author or man ever excelled all the world in more than one faculty, and as Homer has done this in invention, Virgil has in judgment. ..."

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