/ˈfjuː.ɚ/
OriginFrom Middle English fewere, equivalent to few + -er.
- comparative, form-ofcomparative degree of few; a smaller number.
“Fewer women wear hats these days.”
“There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.”
“Construction of the station and approach line involved considerable engineering work and the demolition of no fewer than 540 houses and a church, […].”
Formsfewest(superlative)