Less VS Fewer

What’s the difference between Less and Fewer?

💢Less: Less is the comparative form of little, and it is used before uncountable noun to indicate a decreased number of items.

🖍Used when talking about things that are uncountable or have no plural, usually with abstract nouns.

❕Example: the moon yields less light than the sun.

🖍It's also used with adjectives or adverbs.

❕Examples : the raft would be more buoyant if it was less heavy.

💢Fewer : Fewer is the comparative form of few, it is used before countable noun to indicate a decreased number of items.

🖍Used when talking about things or people in the plural.

❕Example: women commit fewer crimes than men.

🖍Used countable nouns and individual items.

❕Examples : there are fewer parked cars outside than yesterday.