Associations to the word «Than»

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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.