# fewer

Pronunciation: US say "FYOO-ur" /ˈfjuː.ɚ/; UK say "FYOO-uh" /ˈfjuː.ə/

## Determiner

1. Comparative of few. — comparative degree of few; a smaller number.
   - Simple: Comparative of few. Use it before plural nouns to mean a smaller number of people or things.
   - _No fewer than three hundred people signed the petition in its first hour._
   - _Fewer students take the bus now that the new bike path is open._

## Origin

From Middle English fewere, equivalent to few + -er.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fewer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).