Associations to the word «Than»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
THAN, conjunction. (obsolete outside dialects) (usually used with for) Because; for.
THAN, conjunction. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
THAN, preposition. Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
THAN, adverb. (now) (chiefly dialectal) At that time; then.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.