less is more UK /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔː/US /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/ saying2 •That which is of smaller quantity could be of higher quality. •That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged. — 1855