Lesser

//ˈlɛsɚ// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

    "The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do."

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of little: more little comparative, form-of
  2. 2
    Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc. not-comparable

    "lesser panda"

Adjective
  1. 1
    smaller in size or amount or value wordnet
  2. 2
    of less size or importance wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "Into them Lesser inserts three intentionally similar heroines, annoying American expats in Cambridge, England,[ ]whose Anglophilia leads to a quite unwarranted amount of sightseeing."

Synonyms

All synonyms
abatedablatedattenuatedbatedbelittledcommon

Example

More examples

"The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power."

Etymology

From less + -er.

Related phrases

Lesser AntillesLesser BritainLesser Slave LakeLesser Slave RiverLesser Sunda IslandsLesser Sundaslesser anteaterlesser apelesser arcanalesser auklesser baby innocencelesser bilby

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