Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "lesser" can be used as adjective, adjective, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

greater greater

Derived Terms

Lesser Antilles Lesser Britain Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave River Lesser Sunda Islands Lesser Sundas lesser anteater lesser ape lesser arcana lesser auk lesser baby innocence lesser bilby lesser black-backed gull lesser capybara lesser celandine lesser chinchilla lesser clubmoss lesser crested tern lesser cuckoo lesser evil lesser evilism lesser evilist lesser extent lesser flamingo lesser galangal lesser goldfinch lesser green leafbird lesser grey shrike lesser included offence lesser included offense lesser jacana lesser kestrel lesser kudu lesser mortal lesser multangular lesser nothura lesser occipital nerve lesser of two evils lesser omentum lesser petrosal nerve lesser prairie chicken lesser redpoll lesser rhea lesser roadrunner lesser rorqual lesser sac lesser sandplover lesser saphenous vein lesser scaup lesser seal script lesser siren lesser spot-nosed monkey lesser spotted lesser spotted eagle lesser spotted woodpecker lesser trochanter lesser vestibular glands lesser wanderer lesser weever lesser whistling duck lesser whistling teal lesser white-fronted goose lesser whitethroat lesser wing lesser yam lesser-evilism lesser-known lesserness to a lesser extent

Derived From

less

Inflected/Variant Forms

little

Related Terms

fewer less lesser of two evils

Related Terms

fewer importance less lesser of two evils size smaller thing two value

Similar Terms

little microscopic small

Synonym Network

littler

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.