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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: More \More\, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most}.] [OE. more mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo ma AS m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D. meer, OS m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri, meirr Dan. meere, meer, Sw mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more [root]103. Cf {Most}, {uch}, {Major}.] 1. Greater; superior; increased; as: a Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like with the singular. He gat more money. --Chaucer. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. Note: More in this sense was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word -- a, the this their etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like for more Whilst sisters nine which dwell on Parnasse height, Do make them music for their more delight. --Spenser. The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. --Acts xix. 32. Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. --Shak. b Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we --Ex. i. 9. 2. Additional; other as he wept because there were no more words to conquer. With open arms received one poet more --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Most \Most\, a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most mast, mest, AS m?st; akin to D. meest, OS m[=e]st, G. meist, Icel. mestr, Goth. maists a superl. corresponding to E. more [root]103. See {More}, a.] 1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all ``Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness.'' --Prov. xx 6. The cities wherein most of his mighty works were done --Matt. xi 20. 2. Greatest in degree; as he has the most need of it ``In the moste pride.'' --Chaucer. 3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Note: Most is used as a noun the words part portion, quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part preponderating portion; highest or chief part 2. The utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the phrases to make the most of at the most at most A quarter of a year or some months at the most --Bacon. A covetous man makes the most of what he has --L'Estrange. {For the most part}, in reference to the larger part of a thing or to the majority of the persons, instances, or things referred to as human beings, for the most part are superstitious; the view, for the most part was pleasing. {Most an end}, generally. See {An end}, under {End}, n. [Obs.] ``She sleeps most an end.'' --Massinger. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Most \Most\, adv [AS. m[=ae]st. See {Most}, a.] In the greatest or highest degree. Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates. --Milton. Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination -est; as most vile, most wicked; most illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double superlative was common. See {More}, adv The most unkindest cut of all --Shak. The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts xxvi. 5. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Much \Much\, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by {More}, and {Most}, from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr AS micel, mycel cf Gr ?, fem. ?, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much [root]103. See {Mickle}.] 1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in --Deut. xxviii. 38. 2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. --Num. xx 20. 3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Most \Most\, adv {Most-favored-nation clause} (Diplomacy), a clause, often inserted in treaties, by which each of the contracting nations binds itself to grant to the other in certain stipulated matters the same terms as are then, or may be thereafter, granted to the nation which receives from it the most favorable terms in respect of those matters. There was a ``most-favored-nation'' clause with provisions for the good treatment of strangers entering the Republic. --James Bryce. Steam navigation was secured by the Japanese as far as Chungking, and under the most-favored-nation clause the right accrued to us --A. R. Colquhoun Mother's Day \Moth"er's Day\ A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or letter. The founder of the day is Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, who designated the second Sunday in May or for schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation as the badge. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: most adj 1: (superlative of `many' used with count nouns; often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" [syn: {most(a)}] [ant: {fewest(a)}] 2: (superlative of `much' used with mass nouns; usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; used with mass nouns; usually follows `the'; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" [syn: {most(a)}] [ant: {least(a)}] n : the greatest number or amount or degree: "she has the most to lose" adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" [syn: {to the highest degree}] [ant: {least}] 2: (intensifier) very "a most welcome relief" 3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees") [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MOST Media Orientated Systems Transport From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MOST Mobile Open Systems Technologies (UK, Uni Lancaster)
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