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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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She is not less... / She is no less...

Hi,

I'm sixteen-year-old boy in Japan. What I'm going to ask may seem to be silly. But I'd like to ask and know how you feel.Emotion: smile

Does 'she is not less beautiful than an actress.' mean 'she is more beautiful than an actress'? I feel this means 'she is just as beautiful as an actress'.

And is it possible to say 'she is no less than...'? If so, is there any difference?

Thank you for reading this!
  

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Hi. She is not less beautiful than an actress means that she is as beautiful or more beautiful than one. It is not a common way to phase this, however: most natives would say she is as beautiful as an actress .

— Mister Micawber

  • Hi.
  • She is not less beautiful than an actress means that she is as beautiful or more beautiful than one.
  • It is not a common way to phase this, however: most natives would say she is as beautiful as an actress .
  • She is no less than would normally be followed by a noun: She is no less than 17.
  • She is no less than a duchess.
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Hi.

She is not less beautiful than an actress means that she is as beautiful or more beautiful than one. It is not a common way to phase this, however: most natives would say she is as beautiful as an actress.

She is no less than would normally be followed by a noun:

She is no less than 17.
She is no less than a duc
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AnonymousHi,

I'm sixteen-year-old boy in Japan. What I'm going to ask may seem to be silly. But I'd like to ask and know how you feel.
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Mister MicawberShe is no less than would normally be followed by a noun:

She is no less than 17.
She is no less than a duchess.

It doesn't sound incorrect to my ear when it's followed by an adjective, MM.

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