The word 少なくない is a double negative from the original word 少ない. It generally means "many", "much", "plenty of", or "not a few." It cannot be used to directly modify nouns.
給料は少なくないのに、あまり貯金が出来ないのはどうしてだろうか。
I wonder why I can't save very much money, even though I have a good salary.
この学校でバカ学生は少なくないから、仲良くしにくいんだな。
Since there are so many stupid students at this school, it's hard to make friends.
日本に住んでいた時は地震が少なくなかったから、本棚のそばには寝ないようにしていた。
When I was living in Japan there were a lot of earthquakes, so I made sure not to sleep next to bookshelves.
友達は好きなホラーの映画は少なくないけど、ロマンチックの映画は嫌いんだ。
There are plenty of horror movies that my friend loves, but he hates romantic movies.
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