more than adj 1: (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" [syn: {more(a)}] [ant: {less(a)}] 2: greater in number relative to something else; "more than one person stood up" adv : comparing quantity or quality; "by the time she was 4 she was more than half her father's height" [syn: {to a higher degree}] [ant: {less than}]